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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close when Fred Gray of Gatesville passed away on December 4, |
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2014, at the age of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gray was born on November 1, 1957, in Rochester, |
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New Hampshire, to Fred H. and Lucille Larochelle Gray; he graduated |
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from Rochester High School in 1975 before moving to Texas, where in |
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1980, he began his career in firefighting and emergency medical |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, For 17 years, Mr. Gray worked as the EMS director |
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for Coryell Memorial Hospital; he also served as the Coryell County |
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emergency management coordinator and, for the last five years, as a |
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program director with the Air Evac Lifeteam at Base 66 in Killeen; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gray enjoyed the love and support of his wife, |
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Janice Ray, whom he married on November 8, 2002, and he was the |
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proud father of four children, Rachel, Kevin, Lance, and Jeremy; he |
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was also a valued member of First Baptist Church in Gatesville; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family and to his community, Fred |
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Gray lived a caring and purposeful life, and he will forever be |
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remembered with deep affection by all who held him close to their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the memory of Fred Gray and that sincere |
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condolences be extended to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Janice; to his children, Rachel Baggerly and her husband, Richard, |
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Kevin Gray and his wife, Raegan, Lance Gray, and Jeremy Pruitt and |
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his wife, Casey; to his father, Fred Gray Sr., and his wife, Terry; |
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to his siblings, Sally Hildreath and her husband, John, Alan Gray, |
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and Rosie Gray; to his grandchildren, Izaac, Izaiah, and Sarah |
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Baggerly, Kinzlee Gray, and Brooklyn and Roman Pruitt; and to his |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Fred Gray. |