Tray Allen Davila, 35, of College Station, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011. Visitation for friends and family will be from 4 to 6pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan, Texas. A second visitation is set for 10am to 12pm, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at Our Lady of The Gulf Catholic Church, in Port Lavaca, Texas. A rosary will be recited at 11am. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Port Lavaca.
Tray was born July 23, 1975, in Houston, Texas, to Ray and Patricia Davila. He was a lifetime resident of the Bryan College Station area. Tray worked as an assistant crew chief and underwater pipeline surveyor for Cochrane Technologies.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother Ernestine Davila, and his grandfather Darvel Wilson.
Survivors include his parents, Ray and Patricia Davila, of College Station, Texas; sister and brother-in-law, Tracy and Ben Lang, of Bryan, Texas; grandfather, Ray Davila, Sr.; grandmother, Wanda Wilson; Aunt, Bertha Alicia; and many other uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations towards Hospice Brazos Valley at 502 W. 26th St., Bryan, Texas, 77803.
You departed so early?
We met in Mrs. Dorsey’s art class sophomore year at Bryan High. Your personality was strong and I was defensive. I quickly learned that you were genuine in your actions.
You brought down my wall of what I thought were fad phases…The Cure in particular. You recorded each tape you owned and wrote out the lyrics for me…by hand, because computers were a true luxury back then. You almost begged me to “just listen and give it a chance.” I did and found a bond with you, my new friend.
Throughout HS I moved and came back, moved and came back. We lost touch and always regained it as though we had never been separated. Always meaningful conversation with you Tray. We last saw each other a couple years after HS before I moved away…again.
Now you have moved…I will meet you again my friend so that you can show me how beautiful it is on the other side. Quoted…We die one after the other…it feels like one hundred years.
My heart goes out to the Davila family. You have lost a shining star, but he will always gaze upon you. You will see Tray in God’s work.