Name: Crist Mortuary & Cremation and Mountain View Memorial Park
Address: Boulder, CO

He was an amazing man of god! 
He taught me a lot….
I miss him…🙏🙏🙏

I miss you Patrick as you were special to me since we shared the same birth date. I miss the mailing of the birthday card that we have been sending back and forth for a number of years. I have accidentally dialed your cell phone number a few times and am to hear your voice. I know that you are "in heaven" because you are in our Heavenly Father's presence, singing and praising Him, without having any worries!

When I think of you I miss the man you were. 
You taught me so much. Your knowledge of god was greater than anyone I’ve ever known. You touched my life like no other. I miss you Patrick & love you ♥️

A gentle, devoted, caring, and passionate child of God.  Nothing thrilled and gratified Patrick more than the amazing love of his Heavenly Father.  Love for Katherine and David were inspired by that higher affection.  So too was his past dedication to youth ministry and, more recently, to racial reconciliation.  I first met Patrick while directing the sr. high ministry at 1st Presbyterian in Boulder.  Patrick had an unmistakable laugh and an unquenchable zeal and compassion for those teenagers.  During those years I learned how much he prayed and anguished over people he cared for and over matters of faith and justice.  Tears and faith, belief and struggle were connected deeply in him.  Perhaps that's what kept him always learning, seeking, striving, and hoping.  Patrick wanted God's best for those he loved, for this country, and for the world.  What he received unexpectedly was God's best for him: glory.  May those who knew him and were blessed by him, find laughter, hope, and inspiration in the One he longed to be with, and now enjoys without tears or sorrow forever.

It saddens me greatly you are no longer here. You touched my life in a mighty way. You are and will always be your wife’s heart beat. She loved you very much. I’m praying for her. You taught me so much about our Jesus I’m so thankful for that. Katherine he was and still is an amazing man I loved him too. He saved my life many times I’m grateful. Jesus what a good and faithful servant. Heaven gained a great man. You are so missed...

I didn’t know you well, Patrick, but I know your wife.  Thank you for loving her so well.  For leading her.  For living your Faith before her.  For sharing your son with her.  For being a constant companion and best friend.  You are a gift that keeps on giving, a presence that will linger forever.  REALLY looking forward to getting to share Eternity with you and getting to know you as we Worship our King.  

While our time serving together was brief it left an impact on my worship experience. Patrick was brave enough or committed enough to his service to God that he introduced our entire church family to corporate fasting. He taught us the importance of fasting and the proper way in addition, he followed thru with weekly meetings and updates. I must say that never had I experienced such an supernatural encounter with my Holy Father. Fasting is now apart of my spiritual weapon in this spiritual warfare. There’s so much more but this is by far what made the greatest impact on my life. 
You will certainly be missed and forever appreciated. Rest well my brother, until we meet again!

So many memories of Patrick, especially as he was getting to know Katherine. and then the wonderful wedding ceremony. But those are all things of this temporal and ephemeral world; now he knows peace where he belongs, at his true home in eternity. 

Romans 8:38-39: "Truly I have been persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things now present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor things above, nor things below -- indeed, no created thing -- has the power to separate us from the love of God in Jesus the Messiah, our Lord."

Doc & Jenny Evans

I am so sad to hear about Patrick's passing. My heart aches for you. He was so loved and cherished by so many because of the ways he brought joy to those lucky enough to meet him. He and Katherine brought special happiness to his sister Barbara and my brother George on their wedding day.  May wonderful memories comfort you and provide strength each and every day. 

Today we lay to rest my big brother Patrick.  I already miss him calling and asking "How's my Baby Sister doing?"
Our talks about the Lord, scripture and all the fun stories of our childhood. 
Patrick reminded me to celebrate our family and provided sound advice.  
He prayed with us through the hard times like my husband's deployments and rejoiced with us in the good times! 
He is a favorite uncle to my kids who adore him.  
He was also a wonderful Brother-in-law to my husband. 
We don't just miss him, we feel the hole his passing has left in our lives.  
I am so grateful for Katherine! She is such a blessing and a joy! They were quite a team and power couple! They touched so many lives with God's love!!
Its been a joy reading all these precious stories,  Patrick has left us a legacy of his love and devotion!  What a blessing! 




I remember working with Patrick at PSCo for many years. He was always striving to better himself so he could take better care of David and himself. He spoke often about schooling and obtaining a degree and he succeeded! He worked hard to better himself financially. Yes--he certainly was not bashful about his faith in his Lord Jesus and we spoke many times about our Christian faith. I remember when Howard Blackmon set up a weight training area at PSCo for after hours and Patrick joined Howard--I attempted it once or twice. He was generally a happy and upbeat person and he had his ups and downs as most of us do BUT when he met you Katherine--his world changed! He was so much in love with you and he couldn't stop talking about you. Katherine--you filled that gap in his life he was missing and the Lord certainly blessed your relationship. I can't remember when he failed to speak of you Katherine. Now he no longer lives by faith in Jesus--he is living the reality and hope he so often spoke of--face to face with his precious Lord Jesus! I can imagine his smile is much broader than what it was here on earth. Katherine and David--our prayers are with you. We love you! 


My little brother Pat, I’ve known him his whole life, but realized since his passing that I didn’t know all of him.

We thought we lost him at a very young age, he disappeared one day. Searching high and low, around the neighborhood, everywhere a toddler could go. We discovered him sleeping under the dinner table on the bench hidden by the table cloth. A happy ending that time. 

The lost this time hurts. You think back of all the silly things you went through as brothers who didn’t always see everything the same as the other. The competition to be the funniest, have the wittiest remarks, win the most games or just being the best at everything, to out do the other doesn’t mean a thing now.
  
Patrick is the winner now, he got to leave this world first, and move to a better place than here. Sadly, for the rest of us as we will not have that “one more time” with him, we will have to go on with only the memories he left us with, his compassion for his family and for his Lord, his sense of humor, that big wide smile when he saw you. His big heart to help if he could. 

63 years was a short time to have known him. His passing has changed the world of his family and for those who got to know him well!

Patrick, try not to rock the boat, mom will no doubt find a way to blame me! Like the time you kicked me, hurt your foot and I got spanked because I probably instigated it.
Just had a Smart Alec thought, mom’s two favorite sons have now joined her!
 
Shalom, brother Patrick!


Patrick was like a son to me. It's hard to believe that he's gone. He was like a member of our family for years. We ate together, prayed together, spent many hours talking about God and his word. Thank you Lord Jesus for eternal life for Patrick. Thank you for Patrick. I feel sad, I miss him, we all miss him. Lord give us all the strength and courage to go on. Bonnie LeJeune

Patrick and I met in the way god intended us to meet. We became great friends while meeting in a business relationship. He showed me how big his heart was for not only the love of his life Katherine but for in his fellowship, friends and neighbors. He showed me the importance of faith and prayer time and time again as we had many obstacles that seemed impossible to overcome.  With Jesus anything is possible. Thank you Patrick for being my good friend. 
Christopher Reffalt

We met Patrick through Eunice’s work in the early 80s. The first thought of Eunice was to introduce this character to her husband, Jim, knowing they would hit it off. We invited him to dinner and sure enough we all became lifelong friends. He talked about his son David of whom he was so proud. We were able to meet David shortly after that first meeting. What a joy! In 1988 Jim came to the Lord Jesus, partly because of seeds planted by Patrick. No we all had our Christian faith in common. We had a lot of fun times together and even more fun after he Married Catherine In 1993, The perfect wife for Patrick-forgiving, loving, forgiving, compassionate, forgiving, beautiful and – oh! Forgiving! Time flies; we can’t believe we’ve been friends for almost 40 years. We all enjoyed them coming to our home during the New Year’s holiday to celebrate their wedding anniversary. We are saddened by the passing of our humorous, passionate, smart Alec friend, But we know where he is and we shall meet there!

In Memorium of Patrick James Gray

My First Meeting of Uncle Patrick (1990)

Mom (Barbara-Jean Gray Jackson Jones) has been excited and talking all about her little brother for days now. I’ve never met him, but I’m always open to meeting new family. He brought my cousin, Dave, as well. Way too old to play in the woods though.

Uncle Patrick walked into the house with a bright smile that reached past his eyes and I felt love and acceptance. To a little kid this is a lot, to me, it meant everything in my weird way. My uncle brought a peculiar present for my brothers and I. We didn’t receive gifts, just too many of us, but I loved it. Calculators! Why did this make me happy? Because my amazing Uncle and cousin showed us how to read Rand McNally maps and calculate miles and road trips. For some reason this has always been one of my fondest memories. The kitchen we stood in wasn’t our kitchen in my memory either. It was a perfect place, to me. I was more interested in what my Uncle was teaching me than my surroundings. 

For years, I poured over maps and can now calculate distances and tell you how long of a drive and gas stops it would take to drive with a glance or two. No calculator needed, but I still think of them and Uncle Patrick with a smile on my face. 

In Love, Your Niece, 
Christine Joy Jackson-Young (Gray)

(This will be shown at Uncle Patrick’s viewing tomorrow night as well, with a road map and a calculator.) 

I had the privilege to fellowship with the Monument group with Katherine and Patrick for many years. Patrick brought so much insight and encouragement to the group.He encouraged me greatly. He was extremely sensitive and tenderhearted.He loved the Lord and others very much. Patrick was authentic and real.I feel blessed to have known him. May his memory be blessed. His prayers will continue to be answered as he was a great prayer warrior who loved the Word with his Jewish roots.To his son, David...he loved you with all his heart..
To Katherine...He adored you and loved you and will forever. He is receiving his rewards for his labor which will not be forgotten....until we all meet again. ..you will be missed. Beth

We met Patrick & Katherine when our Daughter married their Son Dave and not only inherited a Daughter-In-Law but  Grandson-Taylor.  They welcomed and loved them with their heart’s.  They also welcomed and shared their heart’s with us- the other In-Laws.  We have had wonderful memories and planned to have more.  God has another plan for Patrick.  Thank you Patrick for your welcoming heart, love, friendship and great memories.  We miss you and always will.  God has you now.  Rest In Peace our family and friend.  Love Gary & Gloria

I am saddened that this world has lost such a good man. I very much appreciated Uncle Patrick reaching out to us. I enjoyed the conversations and good times we had together. I look forward to having more conversations with him in heaven where there is no more pain or sadness. Uncle Patrick will be greatly missed.

Pat showed up one day, sitting on the doorstep of our apartment at Slippery Rock State College. "I'm Patrick. I'm on the swimming team -- and I need a place to stay." So we took him in. He became a roommate, a teammate, a friend, and a brother. What an easygoing manner Pat had -- and such a hardworking competitor! A champion in more ways than one.... And now he's knocked on the gate of heaven. "I'm Patrick -- and I'm home." Yes, you are, my friend. Yes, you are. John Ritter.

Patrick, or Pat as we called him growing up was born on my 6th birthday in Miami, Florida. (The children eventually numbered 9). He was born at home as he came sooner than expected. I don't think that I was real happy to have another brother as he was the 4th one on top of being born on my birthday. However, through the years its been a blessing to have him as my "special" brother. There were a couple of years where we would send the same birthday card back and forth - one year he would send me a card and I'd save it and send it back to him the next year. We would call each other on our birthday and tried to beat each other to the punch asking if "did you get my card yet". I will miss his calls and discussions about scripture and what it means.

He WAS a very good friend to over the years!! Always helped me out anyway he could.... Always invited me over to his house... Amy Grant concert always talked about the Lord. A true brother i WAS blessed having n my life. Thank u Patrick for your friendship u gave me. Prayers for Katherine and David.......

Frank and I are sending our sympathies to Katherine and the rest of Patrick's family.  We first met Patrick in 1997 as he was a son-in-law of the late Jim Roberts who married Victoria's mother in 1997.  Upon their marriage, we all became part of a larger, extended family.  Patrick was a very strong Christian and loved his family. 

Patrick was always a kind and caring person.  His smile and good cheer will be missed by family and friends.  Rest in peace young man!

Patrick James Gray, beloved of God.
I met Patrick at a Men's retreat, at the Glen Eyrie Navigators castle in Colorado, Springs. Over the years he participated in Concerts of Prayer at 1st Presbyterian Church Boulder, Co. Men’s ministry, helped out in the junior/senior high programs, participated in the foot washes at 1st Pres. church. He attended the Boulder Men’s Christian Fellowship and spoke there a couple of times.  
Donna and I had a small part in Pat and Katherines life and we know how much he will be missed.
He got me a Job with Arrow Electronics, and we would meet once a month for lunch; he would tell me about his jobs.  And the not so funny part is that when Arrow Electronics had a big layoff, he got laid off, and I kept my job.  This was in the early 2000’s and then I moved back to Boulder and we lost contact for quiet a while. He sometimes would call me when times were tough but he also had a great work ethic, would do almost anything to support he and Katherine. 
I Got a call on the 27th, that he was in ICU, and not expected to last through the night.  I was devastated, but God had a plan for Pat’s life and to know that Katherine had just lost her parents that made it even harder to believe he was gone.  
 Pat left a legacy for his wife, his son, his brothers and sisters that cannot be forgotten.  God has a plan for all of us, to join Him in Heaven, to be loved so much that Jesus Christ gave His only Son that Pat, me, others would have Eternal life.  If you haven’t given your life to Jesus Christ, make today the day you make Him the Lord and Savior of your life.  
John 3:16 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

When I surrendered my life completely to Jesus and, was still new to reading  the Word and holding on to its promises , Pat  gave  me the famous verse:
Jeremiah: 29:11-13 
For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord. Plans  to give you a future and a hope. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. And when you seek me with all your heart , I will be found by you. 
These words were building blocks to my faith. Thank you Pat.

Memories of snow barbecues at Mom and Dad’s, playing tennis, arguing, spurring each other on in the ways of The Lord. 

When he met Katherine , we were so pleased the God would give him such a kind and sweet wife that liked so many things that he did. 

Now ... he made it before all of us here .. to see Jesus , who was/is his greatest passion!  

We’ll see you again one day, Pat. 
Love from your sister in the Lord,
Leslie

I first met Patrick (and David) in the early 1980's.  At that time he had a difficult job and a young son who needed child care. A mutual friend had been doing this task but had an irreconcilable time conflict and asked if I would be able to help out. I said yes, and we have been friends ever since. Later, financial issues arose and we decided together to share expenses as roommates. This continued off and on for at least 10 years. As one of us had need, the other would step in to lighten the load of the other.  In the early 90's he got a job at Public Service Company in Boulder and shortly thereafter met a lovely young lady by the name of Katherine. I was privileged after a time to serve as a groomsman at their wedding. I later made the reluctant decision to move to Idaho as my aging parents had a desire to be closer their children . I missed seeing Patrick and Katherine and began taking annual trips back to Colorado to visit.  They have been very gracious and welcoming each year as I return.  He was generous, giving up some of his independence and privacy to help a friend. He would conduct Bible studies, inviting the curious and those searching for truth to join in. He was a committed Christian trying to lay a foundation for a Church he wanted to one day begin. He was generous, giving to others, through various Churches and ministries. He was friendly to a fault. He was capable of much Love, or anger at evil, but not indifference. He was honest and sought truth rather than politically correct popularity. He was gracious, not combative and sought to  convince rather than argue. He was a doer, not an empty talker. He was a hard worker and earned a masters degree in accounting through evening classes over a period of several years. He was a loving husband and father and not overbearing. He was passionate about his faith, his love for Jesus Christ and his study of the word of God as written in the Bible.		
And, he was my friend. I will surely miss him.


Patrick was our HOA President because he cared about our community and the people who lived here. I'm a current board member because Patrick asked me to join him and together we worked on things we needed to do. Now that Patrick is not here it will be our job to do the things that Patrick set out to do. I'll miss our talks and his funny stories but most of all I'm just going to miss a good friend.  

Patrick was the ultimate neighbor....kind, considerate, and always ready to lend a helping hand. We will forever be grateful for the way he and Katherine looked out for our daughter during the six years she lived next door. Rest In Peace, Patrick. Katherine, you are in our hearts, thoughts and prayers.

I miss Patrick’s infectious laugh and great sense of humor.

Patrick was the most amazing man I will have ever met. He taught me to love the lord with all
my heart. He never gave up on me during some extremely trying times in my life even up to two weeks ago. He never gave up on my son because of his prayers my son’s life has changed a thousand times over, I am so grateful. I want to thank god for his  wife who grew up with my husband. Katherine you will be in my prayers everyday. Thank you god for Patrick Gray’s life here on this earth. Heaven has gained a very special man. Love always, Kathy Mankin Georgia 🙏❤️☦️

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Patrick James Gray

December 8, 1956 – August 27, 2020

Crist Mortuary & Cremation and Mountain View Memorial Park

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