2005

8: Pat Dedmore (1950-)'s 55th birthday.
Carmen (Haidusek) Hoskins (1947-)' 58th birthday.
9: Memorial of Virginia "Ginny" Blakey (1924-)'s birthday.
Memorial of Elvis Presley (1935-77)'s birthday.
10: Carmen (Haidusek) Hoskins' grand-daughter, Presley Dawson (2003-)'s 2nd birthday.
Jonathan Brambila (1972-)'s 33rd birthday.
Sherra Brambila (1973-)'s 32nd birthday.
21: Dinner with Cecilia Gray and Lee Anderson at Dedmore's house in Prescott, AZ.
27: Tom Polk (1945-)'s 60th birthday. His sister-in-law, Georgana, had a surprise party for him in Houston, TX.
30: 77th surprise birthday party for Alice (Deisner) Gray.
31: 77th birthday of Alice Gray (1928-), 65th birthday of Glenna Weber (1940-).

February-

2: Natalie Gray (2002-)'s 3rd birthday. Grandpa Vincent Gray (1948-)'s 57th birthday. Amelia (2003-) VanDenBerge (2003-)'s 2nd birthday in Sacramento, California.
4: Bob Marley (1945-) was born 60 years ago.
8: Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras.
9: Ash Wednesday. New Moon in the House of Aquarius. The Chinese New Year began on according to the western calendar. Lion dances, kung fu demonstrations, celebrations, dim sum... personally, I love it. You don't have to be Chinese to celebrate (thank goodness) nor do you have to train in a Chinese martial art (though it might help - Lion Dancers have traditionally been strictly martial arts practitioners). What does all this mean? It means that very soon, we can all say, "Welcome to the Year of the Rooster!"
13: Bob Gray and Sara Dedmore went to Flastaff to help Lydia Scheer and Denny Chappus move to a new home south of Flagstaff and clean their old place. They had Chinese food to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
14: Barta's Snack Bar was sold in Weimar.
19: Amelia Rose Hellin (2001-)'s 3rd birthday. 1st celebration of Jordan Hellin (2003-)'s 2nd birthday, at his Great Aunt Debbie Miller's home in Glendale, Arizona.
20: Actress Sandra Dee died. She had been married to Bobby Darin (1936-) the singer. A biographical film about him was made by Kevin Spacey.
26: 50th Memorial Anniversary of the death of Philip Gray (1954-55). E. J. Haidusek (1944-)'s 61st birthday.
60th Birthday Surprise Party for Bob Gray (1945-) at the home of Brian and Vicki Gray and Shirley Totlis in Prescott, Arizona. The guest of honor, three hosts plus 32 other relatives and friends: (1)Cecilia Gray and (2)Fawn Scheer from Sacramento, California, (3)Terry and (4)Cathy Gray from Madison, Wisconsin, (5)Mark and (6)Joanne Fryman and (7)Vince and (8)Gloria Gray of Glendale, Arizona, (9)Kevin Gray and his daughter, (10)Natalie, (11)Tina and (12)Greg Clouse of Phoenix, Arizona, (13)Tom and (14)Erin Gray of Mesa, Arizona, (15)Lydia and her daughters, (16)Savannah and (17)Eva Scheer-Chappus of Flagstaff, Arizona, (18)Noah and (19)Liz Dedmore with (20)Annaliese of Scottsdale, Arizona, (21)Sara and (22)Pat Dedmore, (23)Tim and(24) Jennifer Gray and (25)Sharon Graham of Prescott, Arizona, and (26)Tyler Gray of Tempe, Arizona, (27)Alice Gray of Cottonwood, Arizona, (28)David and (29)Cheryl with (30)Kyle and (31)Beth of Clarkdale, Arizona, and (32)Donna Thomas of Anthem, Arizona. Celebration of the 52nd birthday of Sara Dedmore (1953-), sister of Bob. A good time was had by all. Jordan Hellin celebrated his birthday a second time, at the Caldwell home in Phoenix.
27: Jordan Hellin (2003-)'s 2nd birthday.
Bob Gray (1945-)'s 60th birthday.
Sara (Gray) Dedmore (1953)'s 52nd birthday.
Other people in the movie business who also celebrated their 60th birthdays:
Carl Anderson -II- (born 2-27-1945, in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA-), last movie he acted in was Mello's Kaleidoscope (2002)
Memorial of Ulrich Gressieker (born 2-27-1945,in Oberwiesenthal, Germany -died December 1990, suicide) actor. in German TV and movies
Daniel Olbrychski (born 2-27-1945, Lowicz, Poland-) working this year as an actor on Persona non grata & Anthony Zimmer.
Brasse Brännström (born 2-27-1945 at Stockholms Ian, Sweden-), actor working this year on Hon och Hannes (2005) TV Series and the movie Äideistä parhain/Mother of Mine (2005).
Danny "Del Toro" Rivera -I- (born 2-27-1945, in Puerto Rico-) last movie he acted in was Bala perdida/Stray Bullet (2003/II).

These movie celebrities celebrated their 20th birthdays today:
Mitch Patrick (born 2-27-1985, in McDonough, Georgia, USA-) was Art Director on 3 movies in 2006: The Incredible Falling Apart Man; Tiny Spheres; Rougge the Vampyre
John "Jake" Cassidy (born to Shaun Cassidy, on 2-27-1985, in Los Angeles, CA, is the grandson of Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones; worked as weiter's production assistant on the TV series, The Mountain (2004-)
Sam Brennan (born 2-27-1985, in Anaheim, CA, USA-) is an actor working on the movie, Care of the State (2005) (V) and the TV series Passions
Zachary Johnson (born 2001 in Valencia, California, USA-)'s 4th birthday. The child actor's voice was used in The Triangle (2005) TV miniseries; and he was in the movie Goal! (2005)

March-

Second birthday of the twins (2003-) born to Chris Gray last year in Saint Louis, Missouri, grandchildren of George Gray.
3: Chris & Gen Nieman left for Paris. Gen was born in France, lived there the first five years of her life (during the war), and the next five years in French-speaking Quebec. They spent a few days in Quebec after the World Bridge Tournament, she spoke the lingo and the locals were amazed that she had been gone for over 50 years. Chris' son, Ted, may be going also to Vegas on the 4th of July to do some rabble-rousing. They might even sow their wild oat, who knows?
7: Terry Gray (1963-)'s 42nd birthday.
19: Savannah Jade Scheer-Chappus (2001-)'s 4th birthday.
22: Tim Gray (1956-)'s 49th birthday.

April-

1: Rita (Carter) Kennison (1947)'s 58th birthday.
Father Frank Pyka (1920-)'s 85th birthday.
2: Death of Pope John Paul II (1920-2005).
6: Memorial of Philip Gray (1954-55)'s birthday.
20-21: Diana Schurger (1950-)'s 50th birthday.
27: Cathy Morris (1850-)'s 50th birthday celebrated at Coyote Joe's cafe, where she performed.
30: Chris Hellin, Amy, Chris, Jr., and Amelia were in a car in Chino Valley, AZ.

May-

4: Sharon Graham and Bob Gray went to the art show at the Courthouse in Prescott, AZ.
7: Tom Gray (1957-)'s 48th birthday.
Lindsay Gray (1986-)'s 19th birthday.
John Hammons' birthday.
9: Jennifer (Graham) Gray (1957-)'s 48th birthday. Her son, Tyler was hit by a car while driving a motorcycle he considered buying.
12: Thursday- Tyler Gray graduated from ASU as a Finance major. He missed the ceremonies due to a motorcycle accident. The ceremonies were held at the Wells Fargo Arena on ASU campus. The Business College held a separate graduation at 3:00 PM. Tyler plans to get a Masters Degree in Law.
16: Liz (Vogel) Dedmore (1982-)'s 23rd birthday.
17: Tuesday: Zachary Gray was sideswiped in an automobile accident.
18: Bob Gray watched the film (1999) on the Sundance TV Channel and called Zach at home, and Amy Hellin, who was moved to rehab.
27: Zachary Gray (1988-)'s 17th birthday.
Tim and Jennifer Gray's 27th wedding anniversary.
Jennifer Anne Graham Gray (1957-2005) passed away during the night.

June-

Funeral of Jennifer Gray.
5: Bob Gray left Flastaff for Austin.
Steve (1980-) and Sarah (Caldwell) Hellin's 3rd wedding anniversary in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jonathan (1972-) and Jeanette Brambila's 3rd wedding anniversary in Prescott, AZ.
15: Wednesday- Paul Razz picked up Bob Gray and went to Houston to have a mini reunion with Dan Scheel and H. Thomas Polk.
Frances (Stryk) Koudelka(1916-)'s 89th birthday.
Frances (Stryk) Koudelka (1916-)'s 89th birthday celebrated, Frances Haidusek and Bob Gray took her to see her house in Eagle Lake, Texas.
18: Knights of Columbus anniversary Celebration at Saint Michael's Church in Weimar, Texas, with Tom Polk and Bishop Thomas Flanagan.
19: Bob Gray and Tom Polk had breakfast with Bishop Tom, hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Balcar. Tatiana Wiggins was baptised at Saint Michael's Church. Reception at the home of Sandy and Steve Rhodes in Columbus, Texas.
Drew Adele (2004-)'s 1st birthday, at midnight.
Memorial of Fred Niemann (1909-79)'s birthday.
21: At 3:50 PM -0700 6/21/05, Vicki Gray wrote:
Subject: Mars............................ The Red Planet is about to be SPECTACULAR! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.................................... Share this with your children and grandchildren.
NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN
2nd birthday of ___ Stooks, daughter of Amy (Mudge-Collins) Stooks, and granddaughter of Deanna (Dedmore) Mudge/Mrs. Collins.
27: Brian Gray (1959-)'s 46th birthday.
Greg Clouse (1956-)'s 49th birthday.
30: Erin (Hammons) Gray (1959-)'s 46th birthday.
Darlene (Gray) Schutzenhofer had her third stroke since Christmas, Denise and Alice, Cheryl and David Gray were in Fairview Heights visiting Darlene and Al.

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Listen to this story via streaming audio, a downloadable file, or get help. June 6, 2005: By the time you finish reading this sentence, you'll be 25 miles closer to the planet Mars. Earth is racing toward Mars at a speed of 23,500 mph, which means the red planet is getting bigger and brighter by the minute. In October, when the two planets are closest together, Mars will outshine everything in the night sky except Venus and the Moon. (You're another 50 miles closer: keep reading!) It's only June, now, but Mars is already eye-catching. You can see it early in the morning, rising before the sun in the eastern sky, shining almost twice as bright as a 1st-magnitude star. A sky map, below, shows where to find Mars on Wednesday morning, June 29th, when it appears pleasingly close to the crescent Moon.........................................

Above: The Moon and Mars on June 29, 2005.
Why are we rushing toward Mars? It's simple orbital mechanics. Think of Earth and Mars as two runners on a circular race track, with lanes corresponding to planetary orbits. Earth, running fast on the inside lane, circles the course in 12 months. Mars, plodding along an outside lane, takes twice as long to go around. Every two years, approximately, Earth catches Mars from behind and laps it.
That's where we are now, approaching Mars from behind. Relative speed: 23,500 mph.
We won't actually lap Mars until autumn, October 31st at 0319 Universal Time, to be exact. Only 43 million miles (69 million km) will separate us from Mars, then, compared to an average distance of about 140 million miles (225 million kilometers). It's a great time to send spacecraft there.
Right: The orbits of Earth and Mars. [more]
Mindful of that, NASA plans to launch the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) on August 10th, 2005. Because it takes 6+ months to reach Mars, the best time to start the trip is a month or so before closest approach--thus, August. MRO will arrive in March 2006, enter orbit, and begin a 2-year mission to map the red planet in greater detail than ever before. The spacecraft's high-resolution cameras will be able to discern objects, such as rocks and rovers and crashed Mars landers, less than 1 meter across. A radar sounder will probe for underground water while spectrometers map the distribution of surface minerals. Other instruments will monitor the atmosphere, teaching researchers back on Earth how to forecast martian weather. These are key elements in NASA's plan to eventually send humans to Mars. (For details, see the Vision for Space Exploration.)
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Above: The HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has 5-times better resolution than cameras on other Mars orbiters and might be able to take pictures of the lost Mars Polar Lander. [More]
The Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are already there. They arrived in January 2004 on the heels of another Earth-Mars close encounter in 2003. (Remember, this happens every two years.) The two robots were supposed to stop working months after they landed, worn down by wind, stuck in sand, or exhausted by too little solar power. Credit NASA engineering: Spirit and Opportunity are still rolling and, if they hold true to form, they'll be "alive" to see Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter when it gets there, a tiny point of light in the martian night sky, mapping the red planet for explorers of the future.
...................................... Sign up for EXPRESS SCIENCE NEWS delivery.................................. Back on Earth people are going to enjoy watching Mars swell and brighten in the months ahead. By mid-summer, amateur astronomers with backyard telescopes will be able to spot polar ice caps and dust storms and strange dark markings. By autumn, even the least attentive of your neighbors will be remarking on "that bright red thing in the sky."
Mark October 31st as the best day of all: Mars will rise at sunset, hang overhead at midnight, and "blaze forth against the dark background of space with a splendor that outshines Sirius and rivals the giant Jupiter himself." That's how astronomer Percival Lowell described a similar close encounter in the 19th century.
Can't wait? Don't. You can see Mars any clear morning this summer. We recommend Wednesday morning, June 29th. Mars and the fat crescent Moon are going to have a pleasing close encounter in the dawn sky. Look for them rising in the east around 4:30 AM; the sight will absolutely wake you up.
More good news: you're now 1000 miles closer to the planet Mars..................................... SEND THIS STORY TO A FRIEND, it is an URBAN LEGEND. Mars gets closer every revolution.............................Is the universe expanding???????

July-

1: Friday- leaving St. Louis arriving Las Vegas, Chris Nieman going to his son Bill's house.
4: Monday- Bob arrived in Flagstaff for a party at Vince and Gloria Gray's cabin. He returned to Prescott with Brian and Vicki Gray.
Chris Niemann left Las Vegas.

16: Saturday- Annette (Hudec) McFrancis-Arterburn died.
Mrs. Frances (Heger) Haidusek (1918-2005) died.
Mr. Anders, father of Patrick, Rita, Michael, and Daria, died.
17: Sunday- Cecilia Gray (1942-) celebrated her 63rd birthday.
Kevin Gray (1970-)'s 35th birthday.
John Barta's daughter married.
Gray Family reunion at Colter Bay Village, near Grand Tetons, and in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bob Gray went with Shirley Totlis and Brian and Vicki Gray. Tom and Erin Gray flew up to Jackson, Wyoming.
22: Noah Dedmore (1980-)'s 25th birthday.
26: Remembrance of Frances (Heger) Haidusek (1918-)'s 87th birthday.
The Gray Family reunion at Yellowsone/Grand Tetons:
Sara and Pat made an extended trip and went on over to Idaho, with Fawn, Lydia, Savannah and Eva, making the trip last a couple of weeks. Vince and Gloria, Kevin, Suzanne and Natalie, and Scott Gray flew to Salt Lake City. Cecilia Gray flew to Idaho Falls. Tina and Greg Clouse, Tim and Tyler Gray and Heather Edwards, Cathy and Terry Gray, all were able to attend.
27: Sara and Pat Dedmore's 26th wedding anniversary.
Second memorial of the death of Allen Wayne Janecka (1950-2003), of Weimar, Texas, executed by the state of Texas in 2003.
Isabella Dedmore (2003-)'s 2nd birthday.

August-

6: Jean (Pavlak) Laski (1913-)'s 91st birthday.
Memorial of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
7: James Polk (1942-)'s 63rd birthday.
8: Fawn Scheer (1977-)'s 27th birthday.
Lydia Scheer (1977-)'s 27th birthday.
9: Memorial of the Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
10: Suzanne (Adamson)/Mrs. Kevin Gray (1977-)'s 28th birthday.
Amanda Hellin (1977-)'s 28th birthday.
Suzanne and Kevin Gray went to Utah for their 5th wedding anniversary.
Harvest Festival, second Sunday in August, at Saint Michael's Parish, Weimar, TX.
Julia/Mrs. Anton Stryk (1928-)'s 77th birthday celebration in Schulrnburg, TX.
13: Memorial of Ceil (Nieman)/Mrs. Bob Gray (1920-91)'s passing into eternity.
Memorial of the crash of airplanes into the Twin Towers World Trade Center in NYC.
15: Feast of the Assumption.
19: Katrina Marie (2003-) Stephens' 2nd birthday in Mesa, AZ.
21: Steve Hellin (1980-)'s 24th birthday.
Robert Arthur Moog [as in vogue] (born on May 23, 1934 –died August 21, 2005) died today In 1964, he invented the Moog synthesizer as a musical instrument.
23: Vince and Gloria Gray's 36th wedding anniversary.
Memorial of the birthday of Dolores (Gray) Dennehy (1919-2003).
27: Mars update: The earth's encounter with Mars will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification, Mars will look as large as the full moon to the eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. today. By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30 a.m. That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars! grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.
29: Hurricane "Katrina" struck the U.S. Gulf coast, causing over 50 deaths in Mississippi and leaving much of the city of New Orleans underwater as a levee along Lake Pontchartrain broke. Many people died.
30: Memorial of Ceil and Bob Gray's wedding anniversary (1941).
Vicki and Brian Gray celebrate their own wedding anniversary.

September-

3: David, Cheryl and Alice Gray brought Bobby to Vince and Gloria's cabin for a labor day barbecue. Bob spent the night ast Alice's home in Cottonwood
4: Sunday- Bob went with Alice to Mass at the church on Bill Gray Drive.
5: Labor Day.
6: Sacred Heart Parish Council election of new officers, president- Joe Hills.
7: Forced evacuation of New Orleans by order of police, for health reasons.
8: Sandy (Haidusek) Rhoades (1953-)' 52nd birthday.
11: Sunday- Memorial of Ceil (Nieman)/Mrs. Bob Gray (1920-91)'s birthday.
2nd wedding anniversary of Christopher Edward "Ted" Nieman and Melissa Kaye Magruder in Belleville, IL.
14: Garret and Melissa Gray's 3rd wedding anniversary.
Darlene (Gray) Roush/Schutzenhofer (1930-)'s 75th birthday.
18: Memorial of Melvin Gray (1924-2003)'s birthday.
20: Shirley Totlis went in for outpatient surgery to repair a torn rotater cuff.
Sharon Graham went iin to YRMC for surgery on her hip.
21: Scott and Jamie (Sweetman) Gray's 3rd wedding anniversary.
Chris Hellin (1976-)'s 28th birthday.
Chris Hellin Jr. (1998-)'s 7th birthday.
Memorial of the birth of Melvin Gray (1926-).
22: Denny Chappus' birthday.
23: Hurricane "Rita"
27: Memorial of Marian (Nieman) Claussen (1914-)'s birthday.

October-

1: Christine (Gray) Clouse (1961-)'s 44th birthday.
Mary Helen (Haidusek)/Mrs. Tom Wiggins' birthday.
2: Alana VanDenBerge (1997-)'s 8th birthday.
Amy McClung's birthday. 12: Rachel Elizabeth Mauch (1989-)'s 17th birthday.
19: Betty Wilson (1944-)'s 61st birthday.
20: Analiese Dedmore (2004-)'s 1st birthday. Celebrated with dad & mom, Noah and Liz (Vogel) Dedmore, of Phoenix, Arizona.
Cathy (Davis) Gray (1957-)'s 47th birthday.
21: Friday- Terry Gray arrived in Phoenix for a Best Western Hotel Convention (Sunday the 23-Wednesday, the 26).
26: Terry Gray left Phoenix.
Cathy (Davis) Gray (1957-)'s 48th birthday.
31: Gloria (Borba) Gray (1949-)'s 56th birthday.

November-

8: Tyler Gray (1983-)'s 22nd birthday.
9: Memorial of Bob Graham (-1989)'s passing into eternity.
15: Evangeline Sierra Scheer-Chappus (2002-)'s 3rd birthday.
Thanksgiving:

December-

Drew Anderson's 53rd birthday.

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Hannukah Dates (from sundown to sundown of the following dates)
2005 Dec. 25-Jan. 2
2006 Dec. 15-Dec. 23
2007 Dec. 4-Dec. 12
2008 Dec. 21-Dec. 29
2009 Dec. 11-Dec. 19
2: Friday- 12:07 PM: baby boy born! [Subject: Welcome Liam Murphy Gray, note from Jamie's sister]
Hello everybody, I am a proud Aunt of Liam Murphy Gray. Jamie's water broke around 5pm last night. When she arrived at the hospital she was 1 cm dilated. Around 11:15, Liam Murphy Gray entered the world weighing in at 6lbs. 8 oz. He is just adorable and everyone is healthy and happy. Jamie is really exhausted and still recovering so she would like people to hold off on visiting until tomorrow. I can't wait for you all to meet him!
love, Auntie Sarah.
Anya VanDenBerge (2001-)'s 4th birthday.
John Brown (1800-1859) died on this day.
4: Memorial of Bob Gray (1917-78)'s birthday.
Jamie and Scott Gray are expecting a son.
7: Heather Gray (1980-)'s 25th birthday.
8: Thursday- Vince and Gloria Gray left for a 9 day visit with the darling babe, Liam, and of course, his parents, whose birthdays are below, on Dec 13 and 14!!
13: Jamie (Sweetman)/Mrs. Scott Gray (1972-)'s 33rd birthday.
14: Scott Gray (1971-)'s 34th birthday.
22: Memorial of Bob Gray (1917-78)'s passing into eternity.
25: 1st Christmas for , son of Scott and Jamie Murphy (Sweetman) Gray.
Expecting a son= Steve and Sara Hellin.
30: Vicki (Totlis)/Mrs. Brian Gray (1958-)'s 47th birthday.