Pastoral Note: Bob Gay
St. John's is sad to share the news that our dear friend and beloved parishioner, Robert A. Gay (Bob) Passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
Bob grew up in Huntington Bay, New York. He also spent many happy years (52) in Lloyd Harbor, New York, where he brought up his family. For the last twenty years, he was a resident of Hobe Sound, FL. He was a former member of the New York Stock Exchange, a partner in Gay and Company, which later became Mercator, Partner LLC. Their grandfather, Charles R. Gay was President of The New York Stock Exchange.
Bob was predeceased by his wife, Nancy Slaughter Gay in 2007 and his brother, Charles S. Gay in 2004. He is survived by his wife of fifteen years, Joyce Bullen Gay, his brother, William A. Gay (Dorothy) as well as his three sons, Robert (Kristen), Charles (Michele) and Willis (Zandra) and nine grandchildren and two step daughters, Melissa Johnson (Sargent) and Alicia Fox (Matthew)and seven step grandchildren.
Bob was an active member of the Huntington/Cold Spring Harbor community, serving as head of the CSH Soccer League. He was also on the boards of Huntington Hospital, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Association and The CSH Whaling Museum and a supporter The Caumsett Foundation and the CSH Fish Hatchery. He was a staunch supporter of our church, especially our music program.
Bob was a family man first, a loyal friend to many, and a concerned citizen of the community and the world. He was a fine sportsman and believed in civilized conduct. Bob will be missed by many here in this community, as well as Hobe Sound and East Hampton.
He was wont to say, "It was a wonderful life".
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory or Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc..
A service of celebration will be held Saturday, January 25, at 11:00 a.m. at The Jupiter Island Yacht Club. The service will be live-streamed at this link.
O God, whose mercies cannot be numbered: Accept our prayers on behalf of your servant Bob, and grant him an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of your saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
O God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day our friend Bob. We thank you for giving him to us, his family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage. In your boundless compassion, console us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- Gideon Pollach
