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George GRAY Obituary
During World War II he served four years as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in airfield construction in Europe, including opening up airfields behind Patton as he moved across Germany.
He taught structural engineering at VPI & SU beginning in 1959 and was appointed Associate Dean of Engineering in 1972. After 24 years of service to Virginia Tech he retired in 1984. He served in a number of civic assignments including Blacksburg Building Inspector, the Blacksburg and Montgomery County Planning Commissions, the Montgomery County Courthouse Committee, and he was elected to the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors in 1987 by the luck of the draw after a tie vote.
He was a member of the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church and later the Christiansburg Presbyterian Church after he moved to Shawsville in 1990. In his retirement years he was an active member of the Shawsville community.
He was preceded in death by his loving wives, Marion S. Gray (1982) and Ann Gardner-Gray (2009). He is survived by a son, E. Robert Gray of McHenry, IL; a daughter, Margaret (Peggy) Kellogg of Waynesville, NC; a sister-in-law, Irene Gray; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A graveside service with military rites will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Christiansburg, with Dr. Don Makin officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Mountain Valley Charitable Foundation, P. O. Box 532, Shawsville, VA 24162. Online condolences may be left by visiting www.hornefuneralservice.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Roanoke Times.
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Courtney Bailey
July 5, 2013
I am very sorry for your loss. Your friends and family will bless you for years to come with fond memories.
Michael & Ellen Rachel (Shelton) Lockhart
June 17, 2013
We are sorry to learn of Mr. Gray's passing. It was a privilege to know him as he was such an intelligent, caring, kind man who was a gentleman in the truest sense. He was also a most loving and devoted husband to Mrs. Gardner-Gray, and we appreciate the example he set of caring for a spouse in sickness and in health. May God comfort each family member and friend he leaves behind. Our prayers are with those grieving the loss of such a wonderful man.
Christiansburg Post 5311
Daniel Maderic
June 17, 2013
George, we will miss your smiling face at our VFW meetings. Condolences to the family from the officers and members of VFW Post 5311, Christiansburg.
June 17, 2013
George will be missed more than words can say. He was a member of our Friendship Café at Meadowbrook Community Center. Shirley Land
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Mollie Heterick
June 17, 2013
Robert and Margaret...I was so sorry to read about your Dad's death in the paper. He and my late husband, Bob Heterick, were not only professor/grad. student, but friends. He was Bob's the major professor when he was working on his PhD, and they taught together for several years. He was Godfather to our son Bruce, and your Mother taught piano to one of our daughters. I remember many nights we would see the lights from our home on Owens St. in your Dad's "man cave" working on or grading
papers. They took several trips together to present papers and Bob felt that your Dad was the one who convinced him to go into teaching. Maybe they have met again after all these years and are building a structure for the heavens. My deepest sympathy to all your family.
W. Richard and Janice Shelton
June 16, 2013
George Gray was a gentleman and a great friend. He was kind and generous. His amazing love and care for Ann was an example not easily matched anywhere. We were privileged to know him and to spend time with him over the years. May God's special peace and comfort be with each family member and friend. Hold to your many memories.
George and our family at Thanksgiving.
Bob and Martha Anderson
June 16, 2013
George was a wonderful and caring husband to my Aunt Ann. He was part of our family for more than 20 years and we will miss him greatly.
Kathleen Mundie-Streett
June 16, 2013
A real gentleman and a special family friend to the Mundie family. Lots of fond memories.
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