Morrison "Scotty" Gray Jr., passed away on April 30, 2011. Born on July 29, 1920 in Ludlow, MA to the late Morrison and Robina Gray of Dundee Scotland, he was a lifelong resident of the area. During the 1930's he worked in the CCC under the Roosevelt administration and proudly served in the 8th Air Force during WWII as a B24 pilot earning the DFC. As a young boy in Springfield he was the marble champion of New Boston Rd, which led to a love of golf at which he excelled becoming a scratch golfer and Wilbraham Country Club Champion. Always calm under pressure he was in the right place at the right time to save a little girl from drowning earning recognition from the President. Scotty was predeceased by his loving wife, Jean (Allen) Gray; his sisters: Mary Malcolm, Gladys Nichols and Edith Wickett; he is survived by his brother, Alexander Gray, of Jacksonville, FL; his daughters: Elizabeth Merrill, Catherine Short, and her husband, Andrew, all of Wilbraham, MA; grandchildren: Rebecca Short, Cristian Merrill, Molly Conroy, and her husband, Michael; great grandchildren: Brooke and Michael Conroy III and Nathan Merrill.
Morrison "Scotty" Gray Jr., passed away on April 30, 2011. Born on July 29, 1920 in Ludlow, MA to the late Morrison and Robina Gray of Dundee Scotland, he was a lifelong resident of the area. During the 1930's he worked in the CCC under the Roosevelt administration and proudly served in the 8th Air Force during WWII as a B24 pilot earning the DFC. As a young boy in Springfield he was the marble champion of New Boston Rd, which led to a love of golf at which he excelled becoming a scratch golfer and Wilbraham Country Club Champion. Always calm under pressure he was in the right place at the right time to save a little girl from drowning earning recognition from the President. Scotty was predeceased by his loving wife, Jean (Allen) Gray; his sisters: Mary Malcolm, Gladys Nichols and Edith Wickett; he is survived by his brother, Alexander Gray, of Jacksonville, FL; his daughters: Elizabeth Merrill, Catherine Short, and her husband, Andrew, all of Wilbraham, MA; grandchildren: Rebecca Short, Cristian Merrill, Molly Conroy, and her husband, Michael; great grandchildren: Brooke and Michael Conroy III and Nathan Merrill.
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