In memory of

Roland Anthony Gray

1965 – 2021

Died of it afterward
June 22, 2021, aged 56
The day
The Years After

Detective Tony Gray died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.

Detective Gray was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the New York City Police Department for 20 years and three months. He was the 2014 Police Officer of the Year. After retirement from the NYPD, he served with the Bay Harbor Islands Police Department (Florida) and the Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations in the Jacksonville Field Office.

Survived by

He is survived by his two children, mother, brother, and six grandchildren.

What people have said 1

I did not know you, but I know what was taken that day. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026