A. Bernard Gray M.D.

A. Bernard GRAY M.D. Bernard passed gracefully March 25 at the age of 98, surrounded by his be loved family. An accomplished or thopedic surgeon, Bernard's great est legacy is his family, and the love and friendship they share. Bernard was a 1935 graduate of the University of Manitoba Medical School. He went on to serve his ortho pedic surgical training in New York City and at Kaiser Permanente in Berkeley, California. He practiced medicine for over 45 years in Seattle in the Stimson and Cobb Buildings on 4th and University. While in prac tice, Bernard was affiliated with Providence and Cabrini Hospitals and the University of Washington Medical School. During his lifetime of medical practice he treated many patients who were unable to pay, and performed many unique and crea tive surgical procedures. Bernard was not only a man of great professional accomplishment and dedication, he was a loving patri arch. His family was his greatest pleasure. With his wife Arva, he pro vided a home that was always the gathering center and hub for the en tire family, as well as extended fami ly and their close network of friends. Together they provided both the bricks and the mortar to build the foundation of a large and close-knit family. In retirement he loved to golf and was the past president of Glendale Golf Club. He also painted, and carved wood, often with his former surgical tools. During winters in Palm Springs he tutored elementary school children in reading at the Eisner Literary Center. Bernard spent his final days at home, overlooking the golf course, surrounded by his family and care givers. As recently as last week he joined "The Boys," his life long friends, for their weekly lunch at Glendale. No one under 90 was in at tendance. Dr. Avram Bernard Gray was born on August 27, 1912 in Winnipeg, Can ada to Manitoba Legislator Morris Gray and Sonia Gray, Russian immi grants and fervent Zionists. Preceded in death by his beloved Arva, his wife of 58 years "Popsie" is survived by their children, David (Karen), Miriam, Janet (Brad Rind), Larry (Lori) and daughter- in-law Midge (Don Kraft); grand children, Berkeley (Scott White head), Erika, Scott, Rachel, Rebecca, David, Charles and Miriam; and great grandchildren, Elliott, Amelia and Henry. Survi vors also include his sister, Anne Kaback and his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Kent and Delores Davis. Special thanks to all who ensured that Dad lived in his own home until his death, especially Mui and Ernestine and the caregivers from Hyatt Home Care, who showered him with love, his friends at the Polack Adult Day Center at Kline Galland, and, of course, all of the caring wait staff at Glendale. Memorial Service on Monday, March 28 at noon at Temple de Hirsch Sinai, Seattle. Tributes may be made to Kline Galland Center (Arva Gray Scholarship Fund), 1200 University Street, Seattle 98101.