Richard A. Gray Jr. ’50

Dick died Feb. 3, 2020, in Hilton Head Island, where he and Lucia, his wife of 63 years, had lived since 1996.

A Mercersburg Academy graduate, Dick entered Princeton after a two-year hitch as a junior engineer in the Merchant Marines. He was the Press Club representative for The New York Times, a Campus Club member, and an honors graduate in economics.

As a Navy reservist, he was recalled to active duty during the Korean War and participated in three amphibious operations. Upon returning to inactive duty as a lieutenant junior grade, he entered Harvard Law School, graduating in 1954.

After seven years of private practice in Pittsburgh, he joined Air Products and Chemicals in Allentown, Pa., where he was a general counsel and vice president. He was a member of the American and Federal bar associations and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Upon retirement he served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and as a part-time radio news announcer.

Dick was active in his church and civic and nonprofit organizations. He served as president of Mercersburg’s Alumni Association. An active golfer, he was a Heritage Golf Tournament marshal.

He is survived by Lucia, two sons, three grandchildren, and one great-grandson.