Jeffrey A. Gray, 57, of Tiverton, RI, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. He was the loving husband of 15 years to Joanne (Lawson) Gray.
Born in New Bedford, son of Carolyn (Staib) Gray of Rochester and the late Gary B. Gray, he grew up in Rochester and settled in Tiverton two years ago. Jeff was a graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School and UMass Dartmouth. He served in the United States Navy and then the United States Coast Guard from 1982-2007 until his retirement as a Chief Warrant Officer. Jeff was Security Specialist; Head Security Policies and Programs; Security Division; at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division in Newport, RI.
He was a member of the Tiverton Gun Club and enjoyed fishing, tennis, shooting pool, coin collecting, playing Trivia Games and he was an avid Patriots and Red Sox fan. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
Jeff is survived by his loving wife Joanne; his mother Carolyn (Staib) Gray; son, Evan Gray and his companion April Breen of E. Haddam, CT; step children, Justin Morse of Middletown, RI and Nicole Smith and her husband Philip of Bristol, RI; two grandchildren, Rose Morse and Philip “PJ” Smith; mother in law, Mary Prescott and her companion Michael Moreau of Mesquite, NV; father in law, John Lawson, Sr. of Brockton; a brother, Gary E. Gray of Bangkok, Thailand; two sisters, Laura McGrath of New Bedford and Lynda Parker and her husband Thomas of Rochester; nieces and nephews, Lucas, Jacquelyn, Noah, Josh, Brenna, Stephen, Alex, Caitlin, Cody, Jordan and Jacob; Brother and sister’s in law, John Lawson, Jr. of Bridgewater, Donna Lawson of Taunton, Christine Corkum and her husband Timothy of Gaffney, SC and Diana Lawson of Wareham; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Calling hours are Friday, January 28, 2022 from 2-5 pm with a service at 4:30 pm in the Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main St., Fairhaven. Cremation will follow. For memorial register or facility directions please visit, www.hathawayfunerals.com.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to either St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl, Memphis, TN 38105 or the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington DC 20090.
Jeffrey will be missed greatly by so many. Much love to the family.