United States of America
U.S. Air Force · United States 
Roland Anthony Gray
Roland Anthony "Tony" Gray
1965 – 2021
Roland Anthony Gray served the U.S. Air Force for 5 years. Roland served during the years of the Cold War. Roland was 56 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Natural
Cause
Natural disease, unspecified
Mechanism
Aircraft
What Happened
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.
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.
Survivors
He is survived by his two children, mother, brother, and six grandchildren.
Keepsakes
Service Record
Also Served
New York City Police Department
Detective
Also Remembered
September 11, 2001 — The Years After
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