Jim Gray June 4, 1932 - December 10, 2019 Dates that mark the beginning and the end of the lifetime of Jim Gray, artist. Yet it is the...

Each year, we all celebrate what we call Thanksgiving Day. The meaning of this day is, with its' turkey dinner, grand parades, and...

In 1987 Jim was commissioned to create a bronze sculpture, that would sit on the Sevier County Courthouse lawn, to honor hometown hero...

Here in Maine, the mornings are cool and we are starting to see goldenrod at the edge of the fields. It is still summer, yet with the...

When Jim Gray was painting the three canvases that make up the Joy of Life Parade, I believe he quietly challenged himself to paint every...

It has been a bit since we have shared time, dear readers. Last week I flew to Alabama and then drove my sister Laurie up from Huntsville...

Growing up on the Gulf Coast, Jim had more than his fair share of opportunities to sail on boats of many types. From our little dinghy,...

On this Good Friday, it seems only right to present these two members of Jim's Joy of Life Parade. The night I found the hand written...

This quote comes from an audio recording of Jim Gray back in the fall of 2018. There is anguish in Jim's voice, as he looks at his wife...

Dr Chester and his wife Ellie, left quite an impression on Jim. They had walked over the mountains, out of Germany, and eventually made...

As a young boy, Jim Gray already knew he loved to draw. Mr Galyean saw the potential in the boy, encouraging him and his folks. Miss...

Looking back on the sometimes exhausting early years raising children, many realize that suddenly it seems they are grown... in the Blink...

Many of the folks that Jim portrayed in his Joy of Life Parade were familiar to the family, and therefore we had little trouble defining...

Throughout a lifetime, there were close friends who made a joyous impression. Early on in Mobile, the Hadden brothers and the Barganier...

The Beatles lovely song should be playing softly behind this reminiscing post. How about that... by the miracle of our memory, if you are...

We always had dogs and cats in our family. Loved ones make a house into a home, and pets make some of the best loved ones. The big red...

Sometimes, there are sad or disappointing times that lead to realizations of Joy. It is my hope sharing Jim's and Fran's story through...

Married by the Air Force Chaplain at Chanute Air Base in Illinois, twenty one year old Jim Gray and his 20 year old bride Fran took a...

Jerry F Gray was born in 1901. He died at age 84 of Alzheimer's Disease. In the years between, Jim Gray's dad, my Grandaddy, was one of...

One evening in September 2018, I sat at the kitchen table with Dad (Jim Gray) and we were studying the various people he had painted into...