MORRISVILLE – Donald Charles Gray passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 3, at Copley Hospital in Morrisville, just two days shy of his 93rd birthday.
Don was the son of Earnest Gray and Martha (White, Beede, Gray, Calcagni) Barcomb. He was a lifelong Vermonter who grew up in Hardwick and East Calais (escaping Vermont winters in Arizona after retirement.)
Beloved son, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Don was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Harriet Doane Gray; a daughter-in-law, Phyllis Nelson Gray; and a grandchild, Andrew Gray.
Don is survived by his sister, Dorothy (Gray) Goodwin, his three sons and their families, Michael Gray (Ellie Hayes) of Woodbury; John Gray (Samantha Ridge) of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Peter Gray (Pam Blake) Essex; his grandchildren Kristen Jafflin and Ethan Jacobs, spouse of Andrew Gray (deceased); and three great grandchildren, Lucas and Lily Jafflin and Martin Jacobs Gray.
The family is grateful to the staff of Craftsbury Community Care Center for the caring home they provided our father in his final years. We also wish to thank Copley Hospital for the compassionate end-of-life care they provided Don.
