52nd wedding anniversary

Charles and Clara Gray celebrated 52 years of marriage Sept. 4. The Grays were married in Dublin, Ga. in 1955 and have lived in Gulf Breeze since 1975. Charles retired from the Santa Rosa Board of Education in 1998 and Clara retired from Morale, Welfare and Recreation at NAS Pensacola in 1995. The couple parented three children: Charles Jr. "Skip" Gray of Prattville, Ala., Karen Meister and Robert Gray of Gulf Breeze. The Grays have six grandsons: Jae, Neele and Lee Gray and Brian, Adam and Daniel Meister. The Grays celebrated their anniversary with a family dinner.