[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E28-E29]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF COLONEL JOHN EDWARD GRAY

                                 ______
                                 

                             HON. TED BUDD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 13, 2020

  Mr. BUDD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Retired 
Colonel John Edward Gray of Mount Ulla, North Carolina, who passed away 
earlier this month at age 94.
  Colonel Gray was born in Cleveland, North Carolina on August 24, 1925 
and went on to serve in five campaigns against the Japanese in the 
Pacific theater in World War II.
  Following the war, he returned home and resumed his education at 
Davidson College. After he graduated in 1949, he served again in both 
the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

[[Page E29]]

  Selfless, legendary, and valiant are all words that come to mind when 
thinking about all that this man accomplished in his life.
  Colonel Gray is survived by his wife Sue of 72 years, five children, 
12 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring the life of Colonel John 
Edward Gray.

                          ____________________