Jacques Bray

Age 60, passed away on January 12, 2018 in Bradenton, Florida. He was born on May 15, 1957 in Bloomington, Indiana to Gerald and Suzanne Bray. Jack grew up in Portage, Michigan and graduated from Portage Central High School in 1975 where he played varsity basketball and tennis. Jack married Tani Sue Dalton in 1987 in Kalamazoo, Michigan and later moved to Bradenton, Florida where they were happily married for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Tani, his children, Katherine and Jacob (Heather) Bray, his grandchildren, John Cochrane, Sophia and Isabelle Bray, his parents Suzanne Bray, Gerald (Ann) Bray, and his brothers Vince (Theresa) Bray and Marc (Valerie) Bray. Several nieces and nephews. Jack played slow pitch softball in Portage and Kalamazoo and made many good friends during these years before moving to Bradenton, Florida where he worked as a sheet metal mechanic. His life will be remembered by his family and friends privately in Kalamazoo, Michigan in June, 2018.