Shirley Evelyn Gray (Port), of Chestnut Hill on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at age 96. Born and raised in Bridgeport, CT, she trained as an RN at Mt. Sinai Nursing School in NYC and served as a Lieutenant in the Army Nursing Corp during WWII. Shirley earned her BA in American Studies at age 74 from Pine Manor College, Summa Cum Laude. She was an ardent supporter of the State of Israel, a fervent advocate of social justice and one of the founders of the Massachusetts Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Shirley was a passionate and devoted life partner of her husband, the late Milton Benjamin Gray. A vibrant and supportive mother/friend of Stephen & Judy Gray of Kibbutz Hannaton, Israel; Martha Gray & Richard Mandell of Brookline; and Deborah Gray Bloom of NYC, formerly of Holliston. Dynamic and fun-loving grandmother of Shira, Yoav, Adi, Avner, Ganit, Elik, Leah, Patrick, Micah, Adina, Jordana, Asaf and Zeev. Caring and attentive great grandmother of ten.
Services at Temple Emeth, 194 Grove Street, Chestnut Hill on Sunday, October 14 at 12:30pm. Burial at Temple Emeth Memorial Park, 776 Baker Street, West Roxbury. Following the burial, shiva will commence at Temple Beth Zion, 1566 Beacon Street, Brookline, through 9:30pm. Monday through Friday, shiva will be observed at the home of Martha and Rick from 7:30am until 12pm, with minyan each day at 7:30am. Monday and Tuesday, shiva will also be held at Temple Beth Zion from 3-5pm & 7-9:30pm. Wednesday and Thursday, shiva at the home of Martha and Rick from 3-5pm & 7-9:30pm. Friday at the home of Martha and Rick from 7:30am-12pm & 3-5pm.
Donations may be made to Israel Religious Action Center (www.irac.org), Southern Poverty Law Center (www.splcenter.org), or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (www.cff.org).
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