Millie (also known as "Midge" in her youth) grew up in Washington, D.C. For two years, she lived in Palm Beach, Florida, where she attended Palm Beach High School. She returned to Washington D.C. and graduated from McKinley Tech High School in 1945.
After completing high school, she worked for C&P Telephone as a Service Representative. She stopped working in 1952 when she married Orville Dean Gray and started a family.
A big soap opera fan, she watched 'Days of Our Lives' from its inception. Another interest was politics. She closely followed events during the Watergate Hearings on TV, radio, and through books.
For many years, she participated in the White Oak Lanes Coca Cola Ladies Duckpin Bowling League, where she demonstrated a unique "pin-stalking" approach.
She also was an avid fan of crossword puzzles and logic problems. In her later years, she even had her own Nintendo game system. She favored 'Jeopardy!', 'Wheel of Fortune', and various golf games. (Some time during the 1960s, she had auditioned to be a contestant for the televised Jeopardy! game show, but was not chosen).
Millie (also known as "Midge" in her youth) grew up in Washington, D.C. For two years, she lived in Palm Beach, Florida, where she attended Palm Beach High School. She returned to Washington D.C. and graduated from McKinley Tech High School in 1945.
After completing high school, she worked for C&P Telephone as a Service Representative. She stopped working in 1952 when she married Orville Dean Gray and started a family.
A big soap opera fan, she watched 'Days of Our Lives' from its inception. Another interest was politics. She closely followed events during the Watergate Hearings on TV, radio, and through books.
For many years, she participated in the White Oak Lanes Coca Cola Ladies Duckpin Bowling League, where she demonstrated a unique "pin-stalking" approach.
She also was an avid fan of crossword puzzles and logic problems. In her later years, she even had her own Nintendo game system. She favored 'Jeopardy!', 'Wheel of Fortune', and various golf games. (Some time during the 1960s, she had auditioned to be a contestant for the televised Jeopardy! game show, but was not chosen).