David Manning Gray's Obituary
David Manning Gray, age 75, of Milton, DE, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, DE from complications due to peripheral vascular disease. He was born November 19, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late David Howard Gray and Phoebe (Field) Gray.
Mr. Gray enjoyed a long career with the Wall Street Journal newspaper retiring after 35 years as the Manager of the Customer Service Department. He was a graduate of Garden City High School and received his BA in English from Rutgers University where he was a member of the varsity swimming and sailing teams. He was also a member of Phi Delta Fraternity. David was a skilled photographer, portraits were his specialty; he also loved covered bridges. He was well known for making mischief, his dry sense of humor, and for making puns. He easily recited Shakespeare and Kipling verbatim. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and uncle who will be missed by so many.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Susan Chamberlain. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Carol Stobbe Gray; his second mother Florence Gray; his son David Jr. and his wife Yoshiko Gray of North Andover, MA and his daughter Penelope and her husband Robert "Bob" of Glen Burnie, MD; grandchildren Laina and Douglas Gray and Alina and Jeremiah Jurick; and four nieces: Lisa Chamberlain Schimmel, Cynthia Chamberlain, Stephanie Chamberlain Scott and Heather Chamberlain McLoughlin.
A Memorial Service will be held in Wilbraham, MA at a later date. There will be a private family graveside service at Woodland Cemetery, Bellport, Long Island, NY on Saturday, November 21, 2009.
The family wishes to express their gratitude to the nurses and doctors at the Beebe Medical Center, Cardiac Care Unit.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19947.
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