Michael Gray

Michael Dayle Gray, 54, died December 21, 2011, at his home in Wasilla, Alaska, following a short illness. Michael was born February 22, 1957, in Boise, Idaho, to Robert G. Gray and Barbara Sanderson Gray. He graduated from Skyline High School in Idaho Falls. He attended Ricks College, then served a full-time two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Canada Montreal Quebec Mission. He then attended Brigham Young University and received his doctorate in podiatric medicine from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. He practiced podiatry in Anchorage and Wasilla. He married Kari Smith in Seattle, Washington, on December 20, 1986. He loved sports and outdoor activities. His favorite thing was playing with the family and watching his kids play sports. His family wrote: "Mike loved his family so much. He was kind-hearted and had a great sense of humor. We will miss him and all those late-night talks. Whenever he talked to family members, he would always talk about how proud he was of his family and how much he loved his children. He loved to be with his children and his wonderful wife, Kari." Surviving are his wife, Kari; son and daughter-in-law, Ryan and Tahna; sons, Douglas, David and Mark; daughters, Kristi and Amy, all of Wasilla, AK; sister, Rosemary (Paul) Jenkins of Rigby, Idaho; brother, Robert (Anne) Gray of Wasilla, AK; sister, Debbie (Steve) Grant of Boise, Idaho; brother, Steve (Rex) Romande of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; brother, Dennis (JoLene) Gray of Cedar City, Utah; and sister, Barbie (Steve) Young of Farmington, Utah. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Barbara Gray. Graveside Funeral Services will be held at 12 Noon Tuesday, January 3, 2012, in Rose Hill Cemetery in Idaho Falls. The family will visit with friends from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at Wood Funeral Home, 273 North Ridge, Idaho Falls.