James M. Gray

Glenn Torrey (not verified)

September 11, 2025

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After that day  I bought a brass bracelet

It bears FF Grays name

It was random the name you received

Rest In Peace

Posted by Glenn Torrey

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Age:
34
Place of Residence:
Staten Island, NY
Location on 9/11:
One WTC
James M. Gray
Occupation:
Fire Department of New York | Firefighter, Ladder 20
Dedicated Memorial Sites:
Postcards Memorial
Staten Island 9/11 Postcards Memorial
Wings of a Monument, Memories Soar
Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Memorial Garden
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
Reflections:

FDNY Memorial Day Book
James Gray, 34, FDNY, his job was his passion
Better Angels: the firefighters of 9/11

Education:
New Dorp High School
College of the Desert
Hobbies and Special Interests:
Football
all sports
family time with children
Biography:

James M. Gray‚ 34‚ firefighter‚ FDNY‚ Ladder 20. Gray left a job as a bus driver to become a firefighter in 1996‚ following his father to the FDNY where he retired as a lieutenant. Passionate and committed to his job‚ he was studying for his lieutenant’s test while working with his brothers at ‘SOHO Trucking’ as they referred to their Lafayette Street firehouse. A member of the Emerald Society and the Knights of Columbus‚ Gray was a devoted husband to his wife and a loving father to his two girls.