SEDGWICK
Gerald Orrin Gray, 81, of Sedgwick passed away peacefully on July 10, 2018, at the Island Nursing Home in Deer Isle, just a few hours shy of his 82nd birthday. He was born on July 11, 1936, in Castine.
Gerald, more frequently known as Jerry, loved to help others and would do anything for anyone. He started very young working as a woodsman with his father and continued this profession throughout his life, working side by side with his son Doug. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to explore nature, both in his work and recreationally. He enjoyed hunting, ice fishing and trapping. He shared many of these experiences with his family and friends, who always enjoyed listening to him tell his stories. He was a lifetime member of the Rainbow Rosier Grange in Brooksville. Jerry is remembered for his handsome smile, good-natured teasing and passion for things he believed in.
He spent his final days surrounded by his loving family. He will live on forever in many hearts, memories and prayers. He was preceded in death by his parents, Moyle Gray and Florence Willey Gray, an infant grandson and an infant great-granddaughter. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Betty Ann Astbury Gray; three sons Reggie Gray and his wife, Barbara, of Sedgwick, Douglas Gray and his wife, Wendy, of Sedgwick, and Stacy Gray and his partner Gino Bastianelli of Bloomfield, Conn.; four granddaughters Heather Candage and her husband, Dana, of Brooklin, Heidi Gillen and her husband, Victor, of Sedgwick, Naomi Dorr and her husband, Ryan, of Sedgwick and Brandy Gray and her partner Lloyd Turner of Penobscot; seven great-grandchildren Dakota, Daniel and Damon Gillen; Amanda and Rylee Dorr; and Sarah and Joshua Chambers; two sisters, Margaret Pert of Sedgwick and Suzanne Black of Blue Hill, and several nieces, nephews and friends.
A celebration of life will be held at 297 Graytown Road, Sedgwick on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to VNA Home Health Hospice at P.O. Box 931, Bangor, ME 04402 or to Island Nursing Home at 587 North Deer Isle Road, Deer Isle, ME 04627