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NOVOTNY -- Melissa Dee Gray Novotny, 58, a retired Systems Design Integration Specialist from Boeing Aerospace, died on Friday, June 8, 2007, in Albuquerque, NM. She was born in Altadena, CA, attended Cathedral High School in Wichita, KS and graduated from Mount Saint Clare Academy in Clinton, IA in addition to attending San Jacinto Jr. College and also attaining a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. Mrs. Novotny worked for Boeing for most of her career. Her hobbies included reading, watching movies, her pets, and frequent visits to her local casino. Mrs. Novotny was preceded in death by her husband of 30 years, John; and mother, Nancy (Pejsa) Vanos of Alvin, TX. She is survived by her father, John William Gray III; brother, David S. Gray and wife, Jackie of Venice, FL; sister, Maggi Vanos-Wilson and husband, Wayne of Tallahassee, FL; nephew, John Carl "Jack" Gray; four stepbrothers, Jake Gray of Alta Loma, CA, Chris Vanos and wife, Cecilia of Alvin, TX, Jeffrey Vanos and wife, Karen of Port Orchard, WA, and Paul Vanos and wife, Judy of La Crescenta, CA; numerous relatives, friends, and her much-loved dogs, Charlie and Rascal. Memorial Services will be held Thursday, June, 14, 2007, 7:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, Westside Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Jacquelyn Sue Whitaker Scholarship Fund at The University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, 1100 N. Stonewall Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73117. French Mortuary 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW (505) 843-6333 www.frenchmortuary.com
        Published on: Thu June 14, 2007