Cause of death - carcinoma

Mr. Gray was born in Highland Park. Del., on April 28, 1878, a son of the late Elisha and Delia Shepherd Gray. He was graduated in 1899 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

On August 31, 1903, he was married to Miss Olive Rawlings of Chicago at the Little Church Around the Corner, in New York City.

Mr. Gray made a distinguished record in industry, where one of his outstanding accomplishments was his assistance to the development of the famous ribbon machine of Corning Glass Works, which provided a completely automatic method of making electric light bulbs and radio tubes.

David's highest recognition from the Boy Scouts of America came on November 8, 1946, when he was given the Silver Antelope Award as a mark of his service to Region Two. Mr. Gray was praised at the 25th anniversary banquet of the region on that date, held at the Hotel Astor in New York City.

Speakers included Amory Houghton of Corning, chairman of the board of Corning glass Works and president of the Boy Scouts of America.

On December 13, 1933, while still commissioner, he was honored by the Council with the Silver Beaver Award, the highest honor that can he paid by a council, as the Silver Antelope Award is the highest in the gift of a region.

David's Survivors were his wife, one daughter, Miss Margaret Gray of Corning, who resigned recently as chairman of the Corning Red Cross Chapter: two sons, Elisha Gray of Benton Harbor, Mich. and David E. Gray, Jr., of New York City: Three grandsons, Michael, David, and Elisha Gray, 3rd, and one granddaughter, Linda Gray, of Benton Harbor, Mich.

Albany Times - June 16, 1950

CLIFTON SPRINGS, June 16

(AP)—David E. Gray, 72, chief consulting engineer for Corning Glass works, died at Clifton Springs hospital yesterday after a six weeks illness.