Michael Dayle Gray

Michael Dayle Gray, 54, died Dec. 21, 2011, at his home in Wasilla following a short illness.

A viewing is at 10 a.m., Dec. 28 at the LDS chapel in Palmer across from Colony High School, with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. A family gathering is at Wood Funeral Home at 11 a.m., Jan. 3 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, followed by a graveside service at Rose Hill Cemetery in Idaho Falls.

Michael was born Feb. 22, 1957, in Boise, Idaho, to Robert G. and Barbara S. Gray. He graduated from Skyline High School in Idaho Falls. He attended Ricks College then served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Canada Montreal Quebec Mission. He then attended Brigham Young University and received his doctorate in podiatric medicine from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. He practiced podiatry in Anchorage and Wasilla.

He married Kari Smith in Seattle, Wash., Dec. 20, 1986. He loved sports and outdoor activities. His favorite thing was playing with the family and watching his kids play sports.

His family wrote: "Mike loved his family so much. He was kind-hearted and had a great sense of humor. We will miss him and all those late-night talks. Whenever he talked to family members, he would always talk about how proud he was of his family and how much he loved his children. He loved to be with his children and his wonderful wife, Kari."

Surviving are his wife, Kari; son and daughter-in-law, Ryan and Tahna; sons, Douglas, David and Mark; daughters, Kristi and Amy, all of Wasilla; sister, Rosemary Jenkins (Paul) of Rigby, Idaho; brother, Robert Gray (Anne) of Wasilla; sister, Debbie Grant (Steve) of Boise, Idaho; brother, Steve Romande (Rex) of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; brother, Dennis Gray (JoLene) of Cedar City, Utah; and sister, Barbie Young (Steve) of Farmington, Utah.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Robert and Barbara Gray.

Arrangements were by Kehl's Funeral Home.