Robert (Bob) Gray Sr. was born October 8, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late      Delmont Romeo Gray and Ruth Noami Epps who later married Herbert Goodson. At an   early age Bob accepted the Lord as his personal Savior while living in Norfolk, Virginia. There he lived until he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in the class of 1957 and then served in the Army. He lived in New York until his job moved him to Irving, Texas where he resided until he rested.

Bob leaves behind (2) children: Robert Gray Jr. and Noami Gray; (2) brothers: William (Billy) Gray and Arnett Gray and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.