David James Grey, a former journalist and editor with the Oshkosh Northwestern, died on Dec. 15, in Oshkosh, after a long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was 78.
Born on March 2, 1945, in New London, to Clement and Mary (Spanbauer) Grey, he spent his childhood in Clintonville and graduated from Clintonville High School in 1963. He attended UW-Oshkosh, where he majored in English and minored in journalism. It was during this time that he met Julie Thomas, whom he married on May 20, 1967.
Grey began his journalism career that year as a sportswriter for the Northwestern. His tenure with the newspaper spanned 36 years, during which he served as city editor, business editor and special editions manager. In 2002, he shifted his professional focus to real estate, joining Schwab Realty in Oshkosh, where he worked until his retirement in 2020.
