Ray McDonald's Wife Speaks Out After Actor's Sudden Death

Ray McDonald's wife has opened up following the sudden death of her husband, saying he was very tired and wanted to retire, amid the mourning of his friends. At 10:50 a.m. on August 19, staff from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation removed the body of Putipong Srivatana, known professionally as Ray McDonald, a renowned actor and television host, from his residence in the Pattanakarn 61 area and transported it to the Police Hospital's Institute of Forensic Medicine for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. After Ray McDonald's death, family members and close friends including Leo Putt and Ta Barbie arrived at his home, with the atmosphere filled with grief and shock at his sudden passing. Leo Putt revealed his thoughts, saying: "Ray's journey is not over. It is merely a change in form. Ray will continue his journey according to his nature—he wanted to see, to know everything. He had already seen so much of this world, so he wanted to experience the next world and see what it is like. I want to tell my friend to travel safely, be lucky, and get some rest." Ta Barbie shared: "It's good too. Let him get some rest. He deserved to rest because he was always thinking about work. Om told me that Ray and I—we two—we knew what was in each other's hearts and what we felt. I hope Ray is happy." Ray's wife revealed: "He must be very tired now. He wanted to retire. On the camera at midnight, Ray was watching television and then just seemed to fall asleep normally. I thought he was sleeping. When I saw him in the morning, I thought he was pretending to sleep because usually he likes to pretend to sleep when I come down so I'll wake him up. I went to wake him because we had to take our child to school, but no matter how much I called, he wouldn't wake up. I found that Ray's body was stiff—he couldn't be woken. He was gone. As for the arrangements, I will inform everyone again soon."