De Aragon, Ray John

Ray John de Aragon was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He has always enjoyed listening to the older members of his community tell about ghosts they claimed they heard or saw. In college, he studied ​ education​ ​and went on to earn advanced degrees in American studies with an emphasis on Spanish history, customs and language of New Mexico​, including folklore​. The author's interest was in preserving the oral "ghost" history of the region and passing this on to future generations.