On Tuesday, March 16th, 2021, Richard Henry Gray of Maricopa AZ, formerly of Lakewood, NY, passed away at the age of 82.
Richard was born on January 11th, 1939, in Lackawanna, NY to Robert Sr. and Catherine Gray and was a 1957 graduate of Frontier Central. On July 11th, 1964, he married Mary Ann Federici. They raised two sons, Richard and Daniel.
Richard had a passion for hunting and fishing. He served in the US Air Force as an active-duty air police officer for four years, then served in the US Air Force Reserves for an additional four years at Niagara Falls, NY. He retired from Ford Motor Company at the Buffalo Stamping plant after 30 years of service.
Richard was preceded in death by his father, Robert, his mother, Catherine, his brother, Robert Jr. and his beloved wife, Mary Ann. He is survived by his two sons: Richard C. (Mary) Gray of Caldwell, TX, and Daniel A. (Wendy) Gray of Maricopa, AZ; seven grandchildren: Mary “Nikki” (Chris) Gray, Cheyenne (fiancé, Mitch) Gray, Royce (Natalie) Verboom, Chad Verboom, Blake (Kasey) Verboom, Malinda Thompson, Chris (Liz) Thompson; great-grandchildren: Skylar, Arrow, Declan, Aila, Jordan and Xander.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021, at Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery in Mesa, AZ. Viewing will be held from 9:00-10:00 am with the service immediately after.
Your family is in my prayers. I will miss visiting with him…
You are missed Richie! Thanks for all the great memories. The holidays with you and Mary Ann will forever be with me! Love you
Prayers for peace and comfort
Alot of memories with that man.He will be missed
Sorry to hear of our loss.
So sorry guys. He was a great man. “Papa Fiz”
Dear Richard and Daniel, Please accept our sincere condolences to you and all your family. We have great memories of your parents during their visits in Montreal. Antonio Federici and family from Montreal /Canada