OBITUARIO
F. David Gray
25 mayo , 1942 – 9 mayo , 2023
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Smith & Williams Funeral Home/Kempsville
David passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on May 9, 2023.
David was born to Leo Van Gray and Ruth Flowers Gray on May 25, 1942 in Pocatello, Idaho. David graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1964. Right after graduating, he married his sweetheart, Cecelia Diane Pratt and began his 20-year naval career. He served in Vietnam, at the Pentagon, and deployed on several destroyers. He retired as a Lieutenant Commander in 1984 and started his next career at Delex Systems, where he wrote technical manuals for Naval missile systems. At the same time, he started teaching Mathematics at Tidewater Community College in the evenings and taught for nearly 3 decades. Being an Eagle Scout, he was passionate about leading young men in the LDS scouting program. He mentored numerous young men who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, including several of his grandsons. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where he held many positions. His favorite was being a bishop of two congregations. David was one of the most generous men who helped so many in need and always put others before himself. David was preceded in death by his parents, son Brian and wife Diane. He is survived by his daughters Sheri Gray, Heather Kemmey, and Amy Johansen (Joseph), 13 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, sisters Ruth McKane and Harriet Cover and brother Robert Whitney and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.smithandwilliamskempsville.com for the Gray family.
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