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Donald Lee Gray

1933 - 2016

Donald Lee Gray obituary, 1933-2016, Irvine, CA

BORN

1933

DIED

2016

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Monrovia, California

Donald Gray Obituary

DONALD LEE GRAY

1933 - 2016

Went home to be with the Lord on April 7, 2016. Healthy and active to the end, he was at a hotel in Irvine with his wife preparing for a trip back East when he passed away peacefully in his sleep.

Don grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. He earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and married Natalie Galbraith in Boston on February 19, 1972. They made their home in Arcadia, California and were active in their church. From 1974 to 2002 he worked at JPL in Pasadena. He was chief navigator of the Voyager II spacecraft, which did a grand tour of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Don is survived by his wife Natalie, his children Abigail, Benjamin, Rachel, and Caleb, and his brother Art Gray. Services will be Saturday, April 16 at 2 PM at Sierra Madre Congregational Church.

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Published by Pasadena Star-News from Apr. 14 to Apr. 16, 2016.

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Bert Estey

April 16, 2016

My deepest condolences, Mr. Gray and his family are in my prayers. Requiescat In Pace

Jonathan Czolba

April 14, 2016

So sorry to hear.

Ken Buck

April 12, 2016

It saddens me greatly to think that you are gone, Don. You, the man who was always fit, doing one arm handstands at the side of a swimming pool on a church retreat; you with the whining Porsche, moving through the gears up a hill; you, who no woman would ever catch. But you did get caught and by a very fine person with brilliant red hair who was every bit your match.

I cannot remember you without a smile on your face or optimism in your voice. Though I haven't seen you in decades, the memories are strong, strong as your countenance and presence many years ago.

Farewell, dear friend. You lead the way. We will follow and sit at a great banquet together.

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