In memory of Ralph J. Gray

✍ Scribed by Kevin DeVanney; Daniel P. Gray; James C. Hower

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 686 KB
• Volume: 81
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0166-5162
• DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.11.008

✦ Synopsis

In memory of Ralph J. Gray It is truly an honor to write a few words about Ralph J. Gray, who passed away on March 16, 2009 at his home in Monroeville, Pennsylvania at the age of 85. Ralph was undoubtedly the man that contributed the most to the developing industrial applications of coal and coke petrography in the United States.

Ralph was born in 1923 in Wheeling, West Virginia. As a child, he lived on Coal Streethow appropriate! He started out as a bakerhow appropriate again! He'd probably still be doing this if it were not for a leg injury suffered in an industrial accident. This accident and difficult rehabilitation led him in furthering his education, paving the way for his destiny. He received a BS and Masters degree in Geology in 1950 and 1951 from West Virginia University. After graduation, he served as a Cartographic Photogrammetric Aid for the Army Map Service and then began work for the Geological Survey in Columbus Ohio where he