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April 11, 2024 | Fenton, MO
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Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Stoffel-Gray
Patoka, Illinois
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Send FlowersTorrey L. Stoffel-Gray left home at 16 to enter a military-style alternative school, and the experience turned his life around. Before he left, "he was struggling in school a little bit, both academically and behavior-wise," said Brian Guthrie, one of Gray''s teachers. "When he came back, we didn''t recognize him." The 19-year-old Marine from Patoka, Ill., was killed April 11 by hostile fire in Iraq''s Anbar province. He was stationed at Twentynine Palms, Calif. Lance Cpl. Stoffel-Gray planned to devote himself to a military career, his family said. "He realized it was his calling," Brandon Stoffel-Gray said of his brother. "He was a great leader. ... He always found the best in everyone _ even if they didn''t see it in him." The soldier planned to ask girlfriend Kari Atchison, 16, to marry him on his next leave, his brothers said. Other survivors include his mother, Mary Stoffel, and stepfather, Jerry Stoffel.
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I love and miss u Torrey.
Dusty Paradee
November 11, 2019 | Salem, IL | Friend
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To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Stoffel-Gray:
Please accept our remembrance of Torrey on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Ginger Mankowski/Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Ginger Mankowski
April 12, 2011 | Waretown, NJ
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To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Stoffel-Gray:
Remembering Torrey on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Peggy Childers
April 11, 2010 | Carson City, NV
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Hello,
We have a Memorial Plaque in Memory of your beloved G.I. from the Military Order of the Purple Heart State of IL. If you could contact us we would be Honored to deliver it by USPS to the address you provide?
www.MOPH-IL.org
[email protected]
Respectfully,
Commander State of IL. MOPH Daniel T Finn
Daniel Finn
June 21, 2009 | Oak Lawn, IL
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To the family of Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Stoffel-Gray:
Torrey gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Peggy Childers
April 12, 2009 | Carson City, NV
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Torrey was such a hero to the many people that knew him and loved him everyday of his life. I am honored to have had him in my life.. THANK YOU for every thing you did in your short 19 years on this earth..
Christina Becker
December 20, 2008 | Elkville, IL
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Dear family of Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Stoffel-Gray,
We want to say thank you. We understand that no words can be adequate for your sorrow. We certainly do not want to intrude upon your privacy. As Americans we want you to know that we deeply appreciate the ultimate sacrifice your loved one has made for all of us. We also would like for you to be aware that with this letter comes our special concern and prayers for you. We are all safer because young men and women who love...
Pastor Frank Noyes
September 16, 2008 | Pekin, IL
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Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers today.
The Wind on The Downs
“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I...
April 11, 2008
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