14 stouffville suntribune thursday june 9 2005 motorcycle funeral procession for area hells angels chapter president john gray travels though the intersection of ninth line and aurora road to churchill cemetery monday 700 bikers by joan ransberry staff writer wearing in memory of john o black armbands about 1000 people including 700 bikers filed past the cas ket holding the president of the hells angels- woodbridge chapter monday some carried helmets one carried a baby a few bent and kissed john gray goodbye he was laid to rest in full staff photobill roberts l23rd amjal vi 7 8r555fcs fist iili ffil r33j ss- kt w colours of the oldest and biggest motorcycle club in the world a hells angels blanket draped the casket after it was closed mr gray 54 of musselmans lake was killed last tuesday when his motor cycle collided with an oil truck on aurora road east of woodbine avenue bikers from across canada attend ed some offered words of comfort to mr grays widow chris son robert daughter rayan and his mother marion following the halfhour service at fratelli descio funeral home in woodbridge hundreds of hells angels and friends mounted their big bikes and escorted the funeral procession through woodbridge richmond hill and whitchurchstouffville to churchill community cemetery in ballantrae during the funeral a hells angel known as carl pointed out mr gray stood sixfeet fiveinches tall and weighed more than 300 pounds stood behind friends if you saw john o and didnt know him your eyes would open wide carl said john o stood behind his people and his people stood behind john o it was the safest place to be mr gray was described as a born leader a family man and a lover of life he was proud of the hells angels and we were proud of him carl said steven horn said his brotherinlaw had a quiet strength john will live on in our memories he said the funeral including the long pre cision was peaceful said york regional police staff sgt don hunt it took 10 minutes for the procession to get through each intersection mr gray was buried alongside his two sons his death marks the third tragedy to strike the family in as many years mr grays son jesse was stabbed to death at a field party in uxbridge in 2002 while a second son john jr died suddenly in november save on any ms excel ono training course csj o foj a tarited time can 905 4713811 or vial our website for details exceierateyourskillscom your ms office training partner check chimney remember to check your chimney regularly for signs of corrosion or deterioration have all chimneys cleaned and inspected at least once a year brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune i s rv m w it