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Gary Clayton Downey
(1964-2004)
 Gary Clayton "Clay" Downey passed away
peacefully at his home in California on Feb. 15, 2004, with his wife, mother and brother at his side.
Memorial services will be in the Sky
Rose Chapel at Rose Hills Mortuary in Whittier, Calif., beginning at
3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Mr. Downey was highly respected and
admired in the news industry.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy
Kearton Downey of Vermont; his mother, Lucky Connie Downey Eichner
of Lincoln; and his brother, Evan Jay Downey and his family, wife
Karen and their son Ethan James, residing in England.
He was preceded in death by his father,
E. Jay Downey.
Clay grew up in Las Vegas, Nev., and
began his broadcasting career in radio at KOMP/KENO. He later broke
into television at KTNV13 and won an Emmy for his landmark coverage
of the implosion of The Sands hotel. His final position was as
director of news operations at Channels 2 (KCBS) and 9 (KCAL), which
merged in January 2003 under the VIACOM/CBS Stations Group. While at
CBS/KCAL, one of his many accomplishments was coordinating war
coverage in Iraq for both stations while fighting his own war with
cancer.
He was a loving, devoted husband for 3½
years. He touched many lives and leaves a wealth of friends. He will
be dearly missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to Washington Mutual Memorial Fund, 2675 E. Colorado Blvd.,
Pasadena, CA 91107 (call Susan Magdaleno at CBS2 for more
information); or to The City of Hope National Medical Center, Attn:
Central Processing, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, with
specific instructions for the Cancer Society Fund.
Donations
may also be made to create a living memorial for the family. Send
these funds to Lucky Connie Downey Eichner, P.O. Box 276, Lincoln,
IL 62656.
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