Ray Rice born December 25, 1910 in Lafayette, at 17 years old because of a hunting accident he lost his leg and soon afterwards received an artificial limb. He was offered a job at the prosthetic company that made his prosthesis and soon learned the trade himself.   In 1948 he formed his own company (Atlanta Artificial Limb Company) located onMemorial Drive in Atlanta,Georgia. 

He was one of the first prosthetists certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics when it first formed in 1948. By the mid 1970's all of his children worked with the company and the name was changed to Atlanta Prosthetics, Incorporated.  It remained that until it was sold in 1998.