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NELLIE GRAY Obituary
NELLIE JANE GRAY Pro-Life Activist
On Monday, August 13, 2012 of Washington, DC. Beloved daughter of the late Edward and Marie Hofmann Gray; sister of the late Marie (Buford) Ledbetter; aunt of Kay Marie (Dan) Donovan, Ray (Jan) Ledbetter, Ann (Monte) Mills, and Jan Nell (Dan) Butler. Relatives and friends may call at St. Mary, Mother of God Church, 725 5th Street, NW, Washington DC on Thursday, August 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Friday, August 24 from 10 to 11 a.m., with Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to March for Life, P.O. Box 90300, Washington, DC 20090-0300; wwwmarchforlife.org.www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com
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Memories and Condolences
for NELLIE GRAY
David Blair
June 3, 2025
May Nellie Gray rest in peace through the mercy of God and the intercession of the Virgin Mary and her loved ones and friends be consoled by the Holy Spirit of Jesus
Carol Louise Margaret Schneider
November 14, 2018
Dear Nellie , please intercede for me before the throne of Jesus Christ , Our Lord and Savior .. Thank you from one of your devoted and beloved followers .
Clifford Gibbs
January 25, 2013
As your work continues Ms. Gray, I know the Lord God has told you, "well done My good and faithful servant" because you truly made God's work here on earth your own. Pray for all those who believe that LIFE is not only a constitutional right, but a gift from God! Pray for us Nellie Gray.
January 22, 2013
On this 40th anniversary of the event that made her famous, the March goes on without Ms. Gray.
January 19, 2013
Here was a gutsy lady. She devoted her life to speaking out for the right to life of every human being. She also inspired so many to join in the great work of protecting every human life especially the most vulnerable. What a great vision. We love you, Nellie
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Debra Stine
November 10, 2012
"Well done, thou good and faithful servant!"
For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13: 12&13 ~Debra Stine, FL
V Gray
November 7, 2012
From a Proud Pro-Choicer!
Rest in Peace Nellie
Dr. Art Mirek
October 20, 2012
The Lord once told His disciples, “You are the salt of the earth” (Mt 5:13). With this expression, Jesus refered to all Christians, but especially to those called to labor in His vineyard. Nellie Gray was called to save the lives of babies waiting to be born. Those who were aborted will be greeting her in Heaven. God bless you Nellie. From Michigan Christians for Life
October 2, 2012
peggy barton
Kevin Miller
September 1, 2012
Thank you Ms. Gray.
From a Proud Pro-Lifer!!!!
M. Johnson
August 23, 2012
In your sadness, may there be hope... In your thoughts, may there be peace... In your heart, may there be healing. My condolences to the family on the loss of your loved one.(Psalms 55:22)
saul jr
August 23, 2012
godbless you in heaven with. rest in peace
T B
August 20, 2012
You fought the good fight Mrs Gray. I am sure you will be well rewarded in Heaven! Hopefully many more will continue your crusade.
Edward Kasprzycki
August 20, 2012
May the angels welcome you into paradise good and faithful servant.
Chris
August 19, 2012
You will be greatly missed, Nellie. Thank you for your God inspired words and work, and that of Father Frank Pavone. You have contributed to saving many souls. Rest in well deserved peace. Your legacy will live on forever.
joseph nicosia
August 19, 2012
God rest your soul dear lady!!
Teresa Brice
August 18, 2012
R.i.p.
Norbert Lindenmaier
August 17, 2012
You will be rememberd for all you did for the unborn babies. May God reward you. You will be prayed for by all the babies you helped save.
Randy Engel
August 17, 2012
Nellie Gray was a great lady, a fearless fighter for the unborn and a dear friend. Nellie did not live long enough to see Roe vs Wade obliterated, but she has left an army of prolife activists who will carry out this task until it is accomplished.
God bless you Nellie -
Randy Engel, Director, US Coalition for Life
Wilhelmina Zielinski
August 17, 2012
Dear Nellie, you have inspired countless people to fight for the cause of life for God's children. I can still hear your voice saying that there will be no compromise. God rest your soul in heaven.
Marie Clark
August 17, 2012
I am grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in the March for Life, with my mom, in Washington D.C. Nellie Gray is a wonderful example for us to follow!
Charles Williamson
August 17, 2012
As one of the original LICL 4 always in my prayers
Rest in peace my good friend
Stan and Sharon
August 16, 2012
To family and freinds of Ms. Gray,
our deepest sympathy to all of you. We can be assured that this modern day"Joan of Arc" and protector of life is resting peacefully in heaven.If only we could of witnessed the Holy Family welcome Nellie home with a "Job well done". Rest in peace.
Stan and Sharon
Teresa Kiely
August 16, 2012
Interesting that Nellie's passion for the unborn has been compared with the Old Testament heroine Esther. Since Nellie was 86 when she passed on, I was curious what chapter 8 vs 6 of the Book of Esther said.
It reads:
'For how can I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people?'
Nellie couldn't, and her life is a testament to those she wished to protect.
August 16, 2012
Nelly was a heroic woman who set an outstanding example of faith in God, courage to speak for the voiceless and dedication to the pro-life cause. She encouraged us in Canada to start a March For Life in our nation's capital which we have held for the last 15 years.
She impressed upon us that where abortion is concerned there is to be no compromise – no exceptions.
Her legacy will continue until the return of a culture of life in the United States.
Jim Hughes,
National President, Campaign Life Coalition, Canada
Vice President, International Right to Life Federation
Lois Marcolongo
August 16, 2012
May dear Nellie now intercede, along with all of the beautiful pre-born babies and even those wrongly euthanized due to illness or age, from their heavenly home, for all of the wonderful people who have commented and will comment in this guestbook - your touchingly TRUE tributes to this courageous woman who provided us with the mandate to continue her work, are so inspirational. Thank you, Bishop Foley, for offering Mass, the most perfect gift of prayer, for Nellie, and to Fr. Frank Pavone, for his heartfelt, compassionate words. Our loss is heaven's gain...and what pure joy and beauty Nellie now experiences! Well-done, Nellie, may you one day be there to welcome us all into the heavenly kingdom, where we shall all glorify God with His Angels and His Saints. And, as Nellie said on the Gift of Life, 'No Compromises, No Exceptions'. AMEN!
Richard Escobales
August 15, 2012
May the Lord welcome Nellie Gray into Paradise and raise up women and men to follow her example and stand up for the sanctity of unborn human life and the constitutional protections of life that this human life deserves.
Maureen Callahan
August 15, 2012
Nellie led the 'March on Washington' every year with attendance lately numbering in the hundreds of thousands. The early women 'founders' such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, et al., were adamantly pro-life.
Nellie stood for the dignity of women and the protection of the weakest among us. She will be greatly missed. May she intercede for the cause of life before God's throne.
patsy and john mollica
August 15, 2012
"oh blessed of my father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you. and welcome me as
stranger, and heaven will be
yours." st. matthew
~in 1977 i marched six months
pregnant and also with my
almost three year old son. we
traveled on a bus to washington from clinton mass.
i have never forgotten the feeling of that january day... so
many people, all the crosses.
~now i know who gave that gift of love. imagine all the women who turned around because of this one woman's love...
~thankyou, nellie, for the opportunity to be able to say...
i am, the voice...for the one who has no choice...patsy~
shakim
August 15, 2012
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of Ms. Gray. Perhaps we will never understand the dynamic influence she left on so many lives. Ecclesiastes 7:1 emphasizes this well when it says: "A name is better than good oil, and the day of death than the day of one's being born." May the friends and family find strength during this difficult time.
Mary Waupotic
August 15, 2012
Nellie....Since the first March for Life you have inspired me and my family enormously.We thank you for your dedication to LIFE. I know that you will continue to help us fight the battle for the unborn children and their mothers who are victims in this horrible national crime. You will be missed but there will be many children who will forever remember your dedicated life for them....Your name will be forever in our hearts..............
Margaret Williams
August 15, 2012
Ms.Gray understood that all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good People do nothing.
Rest in blessed peace. You have fought the Good Fight and kept the Faith.
Albert Alioto
August 15, 2012
Miss Gray was proof that America had not entirely lost its soul. May she rest in peace.
Timothy Duskin
August 15, 2012
I was greatly saddened to hear of the death of Nellie Gray. She lead the March for Life for 38 years, which has been a very major and visible voice for the unborn, those innocent victims who are the ones least able to speak for themselves. May her legacy live on. I extend my condolences to her family.
Timothy A. Duskin
Centreville, VA
S.
August 15, 2012
To the family of Nellie Gray:
May God bless you with peace, comfort and strength during the coming days ahead.
So sorry for your loss.
Maggie Sweet
August 14, 2012
A TRUE WARRIOR OF SOUL...HEAVEN IS CERTAINLY REJOICING TODAY! MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
Albert Geimer
August 14, 2012
Today is the vigil of the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary! It is not accidental! Maybe the Blessed Virgin Mary is hinting that we should call her Servant of God Nellie Grey?
Connie Sondag
August 14, 2012
A true HERO in the world. How the heavens will rejoice when she enters
Bill Shryock
August 14, 2012
God bless Nellie for all she did to protect innocent life in the womb. She was an example of what one person could do when they step out in faith and in the power of the Lord. Well done faithful servant!
eileen watson
August 14, 2012
God bless Nellie for all that she did for the unborn. It's up to us now to continue her fight.
Thanks, Nellie.
Bishop David Foley
August 14, 2012
I will offer Mass for this defender of life. She will will be greeted by a host of 50,ooo,ooo babies in heaven.
Bobby Downs
August 14, 2012
God Bless you Nellie. You did a great work here protecting the unborn children. You will be rewarded in Heaven.
Ginny
August 14, 2012
Nellie's work with the March for Life will continue. We will NEVER stop fighting to protect unborn children. I know the Lord is rewarding her work for Him and for His children.
Ruth Schiavone
August 14, 2012
Nellie Gray - you have so mobilized the pro-life movement over the years that now hundreds of thousands of young adults come to D.C. each year to witness to life for the unborn child. May God welcome your dear soul into eternity.
Christine
August 14, 2012
What an extraordinary heroine of our time to have unceasingly devoted her life to the pro-life cause. "Well done, my faithful servant" says Our Lord as she is welcomed to her eternal reward.
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