Firefighter James Gray
Ladder 20

Memorial Service
was held on Saturday, October 27, 2001

Laid to Rest
on November 26, 2001

Firefighter James Gray

James Gray, a firefighter for the New York Fire Department, was working overtime the morning ofSept. 11 and called home to wish his two daughters a good day at school. “He loved his job asmuch as he loved us. That was his passion,” said his wife, Jean Marie. The former city busdriver had no qualms about leaving his job when he got the FDNY call in October 1996, shesaid. “He was excited,” his wife said. “He wanted the action.” --The Associated Press

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