Janet L. Gray
Janet L. Gray
Janet L. Gray passed away on October
9, 2014 of natural causes in Boise at the age of 88.
Janet’s parents were Samuel Vivian
and Maude Bly (Bonham) Long. Samuel was born in Plymouth, Illinois, and
Maude was born in LaPlata, Missouri. Both families migrated west for
opportunity to the mines in Wardner, Idaho. They married and eventually
settled in Moscow. Janet was born on May 23, 1926. She graduated
from Moscow High School in three years, and went on to attend the University of
Idaho. She was a legacy Gamma Phi Beta sorority girl. She met and
married John G. Gray, Jr. on March 20, 1948, while he was completing his law
degree. They then moved to Boise in June 1951 where he started his
accounting business and together they raised their family. Mom was a
wonderful homemaker, and part-time typist for Dad. They were members of
Sacred Heart Church, and she loved singing in the choir while under the
direction of Minijean Kirk. She had a beautiful voice and we all enjoyed
singing around the piano. She played bridge as well, but her most
satisfying time was when she was outside tending her roses, and scouring the
open spaces for that unique one-of-a-kind rock. Mom and Dad always had fun with
their rivalry between the U of I Vandals and the Boise State Broncos (Dad also
attended BJC). She remained loyal to those Vandals, and would
take any opportunity to sit down at
the piano and play the Vandals’ fight song loud and clear!
Janet was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, John; her brother, Richard Long; and her sister Emma Jo
Foster. She is survived by her three children, Chris Gray (Tanra), Katie
Wood, and Mary Steiner (Sam) all living in Boise. She has five
grandchildren: Becky, John, Nick, Liz and Tom;
six
great-grandchildren: Cami, Troy, Kingston, Roman, Rebecca and Olivia
;
and many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank all
those at Grace Assisted Living at Englefield Green for their amazing care, love
and friendship. We would also like to thank the United Hospice team in
Meridian for their invaluable help and support.
A viewing will be held on Tuesday,
October 14, from 6-8 pm at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel.
Graveside services will be held at 10 am on Wednesday,
October 15, at Morris Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made in Janet's
name to your favorite charity.
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