Apr. 16, 1943 - Feb. 2, 1960

Submitted by Linda Braden Gray

South Bend Tribune, 3 Feb 1960

Donald Gray, Adams High Student, Dies

Donald G. Gray, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Gray, 1402 MCKinley Ave., died at 5 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph's Hospital. He had been ill five months with leukemia. Donald was born in South Bend on April 16, 1943, and was a student in the junior class at John Adams High School. He was also a member of the "B" basketball team at John Adams last year and an Explorer Scout in Post 505 of St. Joseph's parish. He was a carrier for The Tribune. Surviving are his parents; a brother, William R. at home, and three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alton E. Gray and Mrs. Walter N. Fox, all of Mishawaka. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in the Walsh-Bilancio Colonial Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., were the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Rev. Thomas F. Peyton, C.S.C. pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park.

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South Bend Tribune, 4 Feb 1960

GRAY - The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today in the Walsh-Bilancio Colonial Chapel 3718 S. Michigan St., for Donald G. Gray, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Gray, 1402 McKinley Ave., who died Tuesday of leukemia. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Joseph Catholic Church with John Auman, Michael Finneran, Joseph Quigley, Martin Scheuer, Henry Policinski and Paul Bergan serving as pallbearers. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park.

John Adams Tower, 12 Feb 1960, page 2

IN MEMORIAM

DONALD GRAY April 16, 1943 - February 2, 1960

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening. - Walter Scott.

Although research has made great strides in the medical field there are still many secrets of health and disease that man has not yet discoverd. A concentrated effort is now being made in the field of leukemia research, but a cure is yet unknown. Man can only stand by helplessly while his loved ones are taken from him. Leukemia took the life of Donald Gray because we had not learned enough to help him. Don was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Gray of 1402 McKinley Avenue. He was a student in the junior class at John Adams High School and was a member of the "B" basketball team last year. He was an Explorer Scout in Post 505 of Saint Joseph's parish, and a carrier for the Tribune.

The John Adams faculty and student body express heartfeld sympathy to the members of the Gray family.

Scouter News, Tri-Valley Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America, Vol. 2 No. 7, 12 Feb 1960

OUR SINCEREST SYMPATHY: to the George Gray family on the recent loss of their son, Donald. Donald passed away February 2, 1960. He was an Explorer in Post 505, St. Joseph Church. Donald has a brother, William, who is also a member of Post 505.

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