GRAY, ANDREW L. (Age 69)

It is with regret and condolences to his family and friends that we note Andrew's death on August 30, 2001. He was a member of our Society and presented a lecture to our members and friends in 1999. He will always be remembered with great admiration for his translation of Richard Wagner's Mein Leben, which made an outstanding contribution to the literature on Wagner.

Washington Post, September 21, 2001:

Writer, historian and scholar of Richard Wagner, on August 30, 2001 at his home in Washington, D.C. Mr. Gray was born in Syracuse, NY, and spent his childhood in Gloucester, MA. He was an alumnus of Nobles & Greenough preparatory school and of Harvard University. Following creative service in banking and the Department of Commerce, including service as the Director of the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance, Mr. Gray became a highly regarded and widely published commentator on financial matters. He also wrote extensively on historical subjects, especially on the life of his great-uncle, U.S. Representative Abram Piatt Andrew, and on composer Richard Wagner. His translation of Wagner's autobiography, "My Life", was published by Cambridge University Press in 1983. Mr. Gray was a member of the Cosmos Club of Washington, D.C., where he was perennial favorite in the club chess tournament. Mr. Gray was married to Marlis Carmon of Hamburg, Germany in 1964. The union ended in divorce in 1982. He is survived by his sister Patricia Critchlow of Newburyport, MA; his daughters, Corinna Fisk of Boston, MA, and Ellena Gray of Bradenton, FL, and his son, Piatt Gray of Birmingham, AL. Services private.