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Herbert Gray

San Antonio, Texas

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GRAYHerbert William Gray, of Canyon Lake, Texas, died on Friday, January 21, 2011. Herb was born June 12, 1934 in Goosecreek, Texas. In 1999, he retired from the Alamo Cement Company, where he worked since moving to San Antonio in 1971. Herb enjoyed fishing at his retirement home on the Guadalupe...

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It sure wan an honor to be Herb Gray's Blue Bomber teammate. Herb was simply "fantastic."

My thoughts & prayers are with the Gray family.
Dava Sue Johnson (daughter of Kosse Johnson & Barbara Sue Johnson -

I was saddened to read just this morning of the passing of Herb Gray. A huge part of his life was professional football after this Texas Longhorn became a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. I grew up in Manitoba and the Bombers were my team. Herb Gray was such an outstanding player, leading his team to 4 CFL championships. Perhaps it is fitting that the CFL title and Canada's Super Bowl is called the Grey Cup! Herb is the greatest Defensive lineman ever to...

Dear Maureen, Steve, Kevin and Families, Please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers. All the Sweet's loved HERBIE! We will always remember all the fun we had together - great times!

May our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus comfort you all in your loss.

We love you all, Louis Sweet and girls, Gail, Sheliah and Cheryl

Maureen we heard from Sharon that your husband past away. It must be a great loss and a relieve at the same time.Our condolences. Cor and Ria from the church.

Dear Steve. Kevin, and Maureen,
I am very sorry for your loss but I know it is a relief as well to know that he is no longer departing further from himself, you, and this world. His battle has gone on for so long and was not only hard for him but especially you as his loved ones. I remember Herb as the vivacious, humorous, and steadfast champion he was, on and off of the field. I was pleased to learn of all of his honors by the CFL and his former team. Having grown up on Texas...

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

To the family of Herbert Gray: Please understand that no disrespect is intended, here, but rather in my entering of this message, I am taking advantage of an opportunity to possibly further my Gray ancestry geneological research by making an inquiry about the heritage of your Herbert Gray. My name is Francis Herbert Gray, Jr., 210-641-0629, San Antonio, age 82, and my Texas heritage began in Galveston, 1835, when a William Gray, emmigrant from Durham, England, and family settled in Galveston,...

I will always be thankful to Herb for his encouragement when I left Lyda over 30 years ago. He was always humble and hardworking, but a strong man who helped others in many ways. My heartfelt condolences to Maureen, Steve and all of the family. The entire construction industry has lost a great friend.