{"id":12895,"date":"2019-12-21T22:58:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T03:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=12895"},"modified":"2019-12-21T22:58:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T03:58:33","slug":"genesee-county-gray-to-retire-from-genesee-amateur-hockey-association-after-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/12\/21\/genesee-county-gray-to-retire-from-genesee-amateur-hockey-association-after-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Gray to retire from Genesee Amateur Hockey Association after this season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/sharon-gray\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sharon-Gray.jpg?fit=957%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"957,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Sharon Gray\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sharon-Gray.jpg?fit=766%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sharon-Gray.jpg?resize=614%2C820&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12887\" width=\"614\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sharon-Gray.jpg?resize=766%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 766w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sharon-Gray.jpg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sharon-Gray.jpg?resize=768%2C1027&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sharon-Gray.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Sharon-Gray.jpg?w=957&amp;ssl=1 957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><figcaption>Back row;<br> Brian Valyear (15) Midget,\u00a0Sharon Gray (Timbit Beginner Program Coordinator), Bob Gray (Timbit Beginner On-Ice Coordinator), Justin Valyear (13) Bantam<br> Middle row:<br> Lilly Gray (10) Squirt, Leo Gray (12) Goalie \u2013 Pee Wee<br> Front row:<br> Dylan Grice (6 yrs) Mite,\u00a0Carley (4) Timbit Beginner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharon Valyear-Gray will be retiring from the Genesee Amateur Hockey Association scene after almost 30 years at the end of this hockey season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gray is currently the Timbit Beginner Program Coordinator and has held many different positions over the years. She is now spending a lot of her time watching all six of her grandchildren play hockey. This year Gray has one grandchild in each age group within GAHA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gray shared a family photo taken in the fall with all of her GAHA hockey grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharon Valyear-Gray will be retiring from the Genesee Amateur Hockey Association scene after almost 30 years at the end of this hockey season. Gray is currently the Timbit Beginner Program Coordinator and has held many different positions over the years. 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