Pamela Gray

04/25/1952 - 12/27/2025

Pamela Michele Gray (nee Bailey) passed away on December 27, 2025, in Knoxville, TN.
Born on April 25, 1952, in Uniontown, PA, she lived her early life in Hopwood, PA before her family moved to the Pittsburgh area. She attended elementary school in Hopwood, Bethel Park, and Mt. Lebanon, PA, before graduating high school from The Village Academy in Bethel Park, PA. She went on to attend Penn State University, as well as graduating from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
In college, Pam realized that she had a gift for computer technology, and after working in Harrisburg for the State of Pennsylvania, she moved to the Washington, DC area where she met and married her husband, Bob. Pam worked in the tech world as a Senior Systems Analyst and Senior Systems Engineer and was highly respected as lead. She has worked for USA Today, The Bureau of National Affairs, MCI Communications and Quest Communications. Pam received numerous awards in the tech industry, but she most valued the letters of appreciation from those on her team.
Pam loved dogs, birds, and gardening. She was a voracious reader, especially interested in history.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Clifford and Althea B. Bailey, and her brother, Charles B. Tackaberry.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Gray, her sister Maureen McMahan, her stepson Greg Gray (Viki), her nieces, Christina Bevill (Chad), and Madison Imhof (Seth), her nephew Brandon McMahan, her grand nephews, Cy and Colbey Bevill; her beloved Beagle, Mia will miss her.
There will be no services planned at this time. The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the ASPCA (ASPCA.org), Mercy Chefs (MercyChefs.com), and Samaritan's Purse (Samaritanspurse.org).