[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22011]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN MEMORY OF ROBERT GRAY

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 14, 2006

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember Robert Allen Gray 
who passed away after 90 glorious years on Friday, September 22, 2006.
  Mr. Gray will forever be remembered by family and friends as a man of 
integrity and strong values. In his lifetime, he experienced many of 
the major events in the last century, including the Great Depression 
and as a soldier in the United States Army during World War II.
  In his civilian life, Mr. Gray was an engineer. He was interested in 
working on cars as well as watching the Indianapolis 500. Mr. Gray's 
enthusiasm for engineering was closely followed by a passion for 
gardening. His love of nature was given to him by his father, a 
florist. Mr. Gray has passed this passion on to his children and 
grandchildren.
  As a family man, Mr. Gray will always be remembered as affectionate 
and caring. He was the caregiver for many of his elderly aunts and 
helped his wife as she struggled with Alzheimer's disease. As a father, 
Mr. Gray was committed to teaching his children and grandchildren the 
importance of respecting and caring for others.
  I extend my sympathies to his family and friends. May this man, whose 
displays of compassion and love touched the hearts of so many, be an 
inspiration to us all.

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