JOHNNY JEWETT GRAY

TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR GREAT THINGS HE HATH DONE

JOHNNY JEWETT GRAY WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 20, 1948. JOHNNY WAS RAISED BY HIS LOVING PARENTS, OTIS AND EDDIE IVEY. JOHNNY ATTENDED VARIOUS SCHOOLS AS WE TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, OKINAWA, JAPAN, AND MORROCO, SOUTH AFRICA, AS A MILITARY FAMILY.

JOHNNY GRADUATED FROM JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. HAVING BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE MILITARY AS A CHILD, JOHNNY WAS DRAFTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. HE SERVED THIS COUNTRY IN THE VIETNAM WAR. PRIOR TO HIS SERVICE, JOHNNY WAS ALREADY AN ACCOMPLISHED, SELF-TAUGHT BASS GUITAR PLAYER IN A BAND.

IN ADDITION, JOHNNY WAS ALSO A SELF TAUGHT ARTIST. HE WOULD SEND HOME CARTOON DRAWINGS FROM WHEREVER HE WAS STATIONED IN VIETNAM. SOME OF JOHNNY'S DRAWINGS AND ARTISTRY CAN STILL BE SEEN ON DISPLAY AT THE AUDIE L. MURPHY VETERANS HOSPITAL AS COMMISSIONED BY SOME OF THE DOCTORS UOPN HIS RETURN.

JOHNNY LOVED BEING OUTSIDE; ALWAYS SUROUNDED BY  DOGS,FRIENDS, AND FAMILY. HE WAS A PITCHER ON HIS BASEBALL TEAM IN MORROCO, SOUTH AFRICA. HE WAS A BODY BUILDER, ALWAYS WORKING OUT WITH WEIGHTS. HE LEARNED TO CATCH A BIRD WITH STRING,A BOX, A STICK, AND BREAD CRUMBS. JOHNNY WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE TWO FAMILIES IN HIS LIFETIME THAT LOVED HIM DEARLY. HE TRULY LOVED CAMPING WITH THE WILSON FAMILY AND GOING FISHING WITH ROY.

ON MARCH 22, 2022, JOHNNY WAS WELCOMED INTO GOD'S KINGDOM AT THE TABLE SET FOR HIS ARRIVAL. ALTHOUGH WE, JOHNNY'S FAMILY WERE NOT EXPECTING IT. WE HAVE LEARNED THROUGH HIS GRACE, TO ACCEPT WHAT GOD ALLOWS.

JOHNNY,

WE WHO ARE LEFT BEHIND, GRIEVE THE BODY, BUT HEAVEN IS REJOICING TO RECEIVE THE SOUL. TELL MOM AND DAD WE SAID “HI” AND WE WILL SEE Y'ALL LATER IN GOD'S TIMING, NOT OURS.LOVE YOU LIKE EVERYTHING; BIG BROTHER, UNCLE, BROTHER-IN-LAW AND COUSIN.

JOHNNY WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: HIS LOVING PARENTS, OTIS AND EDDIE IVEY; HIS NIECE, TIFFANY SHA'RON MACK;GRANDMOTHER,MARZELLA WALKER;HIS MILITARY COUSIN, SANDRA J.WALKER; 4 MILITARY UNCLES: CHARLES, MELVIN, ROBERT AND JAMES; AND ONE AUNT, ELLA MAE DUKE.

JOHNNY LEAVES TO CHERIS HIS MEMORY: SISTERS,SHERILYN MACK (RONALD) AND DONNA LACEY; NIECES: NATASHA HEARD (TREVOR) AND BRITTAY LACEY; NEPHEW, DARNELL LACEY; GREAT-NEPHEWS: TREVIAN, TAJON AZZIRE, AMARI, AND ASHON.

JOHNNY'S BELOVED OTHER FAMILY WHO PROVIDED OPTIMUM LOVE AND CARE FOR HIS EVERY NEED. ROY AND CORINE WILSON; THEIR CHILDREN: RONALD WILSON, ROY WILSON (PEPPER) AND BRANDY WILSON WHO REFER TO JOHNNY AS THEIR UNCLE. DESIREE, DARIUS, RHEA, AND EBONI. JASMINE AND Q'MONAE;J'RANIQUE, DAVION, (HIS QUEEN) ERIKA AND TAURII; GREAT UNCLE TO AUBURN AND DORIVA.
 

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