Earl Thomas Grayson

Happy birthday sweetheart

I met Dr. Grayson when I was in the 6th grade in 1996. I remember how he was with his patients, very kind, caring, and personable. I think about him when I put my contacts on in the morning; now that I am a healthcare provider, I aspire to be as caring and compassionate as he was.

So sad to learn that Earl had passed away in 2016. He, I, & Glenn Ellis wrote a paper in an astronomy journal about some discoveries Earl and others made at LSU, which later led to some important observations with the Hubble Space Telescope. My condolences to his family and many friends. --Howard Bond (Space Telescope Science Institute/Penn State University)

I have just belatedly found out about Earl's passing. Although it had been many years since we last talked, I considered him a good friend and colleague. Earl was Planetarium Curator just before me at the Louisiana Arts and Science Center (now "Louisiana Art and Science Museum" www.lasm.org) in Baton Rouge, which was when he left to become First Trumpet with the Jackson (Mississippi) Symphony Orchestra. I can remember Earl's delight when he found a great deal on a used Celestron 14...

Earl and I studied Astronomy at LSU together. I am deeply saddened to hear of his passing. He is forever locked in my mind as a youthful student excited about what he was doing. I remember sitting in my dorm working on homework problems with him.

He was a tremendous motivator for me and was one of the best memories from school and a wonderful friend.

Dr. Grayson was my optometrist when I lived in Odessa. He was always telling awesome stories and we both had a love for the trumpet. I am deeply saddened to learn of his passing. I no longer live in Odessa and have a new eye doctor. He was an amazing doctor! R.I.P. Dr. Grayson.

Dr. Grayson was my optometrist when I lived in Odessa. He was always telling awesome stories and we both had a love for the trumpet. I am deeply saddened to learn of his passing. I no longer live in Odessa and have a new eye doctor. He was an amazing doctor! R.I.P. Dr. Grayson.

My sincere condolences. I only knew him as my eye doctor, but he was passionate about helping people keep their eyesight sharp and not charging them an arm and a leg to do so. A credit to his proffession. His friendliness and frankness was refreshing and reassuring. He gave me 20/20 vision. Literally and figuratively changed the way I see the world. You will be missed!Winter

I'm so sad to hear about Dr. Grayson's passing. He was my eye doctor since I was in middle school and always had the most wonderful stories!!! I remember a picture of his mom in the corner of the exam room!!! We spoke about how proud she was and would be of him!!! He was such a nice guy and will be missed.