William Donald Gray

William “Bill” D. Gray, age 57; of Tyler, Texas and Waterford Township, Michigan was born on May 28, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, and passed away on February 12, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. Beloved companion of Missy Parish. Loving brother of Judy (Glenn) Barnhart and Nadine (Pete) Escobedo. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Julia and Ike Gray, and his siblings, Donna Gray, Patricia Nelson and Tommy Gray. He will be missed by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. Family Will Receive Friends on Friday, February 21, 2014 beginning at 9:00 am until the time of Funeral Service at 10:00 am, at the Union Lake Chapel of the Elton Black & Son Funeral Home, 1233 Union Lake Rd, White Lake. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 20, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 pm. Memorials appreciated to the family of William D. Gray.

Bill from you we learned:

*You just have to be the kind of person you can be every day.

*Love other people even if they don’t love you.

*Make art and learn things and never hurt another person on purpose.

*Use mistakes to learn about the world.

*Use sadness to learn about yourself.