John Gray

GRAY, John C., 87, died peacefully on December 20, 2009 in Woodhaven Hall at Williamsburg Landing. Mr. Gray was born October 15, 1922 in Baltimore, Md. and grew up in Richmond, Va. Jack graduated from Virginia Tech in the class of 1944 and attended graduate school at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He served proudly in the U.S. Army during WWII. Jack retired in 1986 in San Francisco after 38 dedicated years with Westinghouse in the power systems division. Jack was active in numerous organizations, including Masons, Shriners, electrical societies and was past president of the Engineers Club in San Francisco. He has served as a deacon and elder in the Presbyterian Church and most recently was a member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Anne Beal Gray; daughters, Kathryn Clemens and her husband, Thomas, of Louisville, Ky., Jane Hann and her husband, William, of Daniel Island, S.C., Ellen Johnston and her husband, Jeffrey, of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; and five grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Ellen Anderson of Memphis, Tenn. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Kathryn Gray; and two grandchildren. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 3 p.m. at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, 215 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to FISH, 312 Waller Mill Rd, Suite 800, Williamsburg, Va. 23185, or Hospice House, 4445 Powhatan Pkwy., Williamsburg, Va. 23188. The family wishes to thank the staff, the chaplains and Dr. Jones of Woodhaven Williamsburg Landing for all the loving care and comfort given to Jack and his family. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Nelsen Funeral Home.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.