One of the founders of the Citizens Club of Springfield and a State Journal- Register First Citizen died Monday following a brief illness; Bob Gray was 84.
Gray was born in the southern Illinois town of West Frankfort, graduated from O’Fallon Township High School and went to college at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
He moved to Springfield in early 1967 and began a
career in state government, as a teacher and school administrator.
He was also involved in Republican politics. Gray was President of the Springfield Jaycees, President of the Illinois Jaycees, a longtime Sangamon County Republican Precinct Committeeman and member of the American Business Club.
