Four responses to speeches regarding William S. Gray presented at the May 9, 1985, Annual Convention of the International Reading Association (IRA) are presented in this paper. Gray--whose accomplishments include his association with the University of Chicago from 1912 (student) to his death in 1960 (Professor Emeritus); his pioneering work in the use of standardized reading tests, diagnostic theory, and remedial procedures; his promotion of adult reading and content area reading as subspecialties of reading; and the famous Scott Foresman Dick and Jane basal readers--is remembered by Nancy Larrick, Ralph C. Staiger, Theodore L. Harris, and Albert J. Harris. Larrick speaks of her affiliation with Gray during the formative years of the IRA and gratefully acknowledges his sensitive and gracious guidance, without which there would have been no IRA. Staiger mentions Gray's vast intellectual and physical energy, his humility and his generosity with his time, money, and expertise. T.L. Harris discusses Gray's work in the area of reading research, mentioning his interest in maintaining a close connection between theory and practice, his sense of history, and the seriousness of purpose he brought to the field due to his methodological, objective, and scholarly approach. A. J. Harris comments that Gray influenced many serious students of reading beyond Illinois through his comprehensive scholarship and intellectual leadership. (LLZ)