Diane Gray:
CLASS OF 1970
Cox High SchoolClass of 1970
Virginia beach, VA
Indian River Elementary SchoolClass of 1970
Chesapeake, VA
John B. Dey Elementary SchoolClass of 1965
Virginia beach, VA
Norfolk Highlands Primary SchoolClass of 1962
Chesapeake, VA
Butterfly Blue SchoolClass of 1958
Norfolk, VA
Diane's Story
Life
Born Norfolk, VA; resided in Norfolk County [now City of Chesapeake] from 1952-1960; resided Va. Beach, 1960-present. Started court reporting in 1974 and presently am retired. Lifelong hobby is genealogy. Married Frederick W. Gray in 1974 and lost him to sarcoma caused by Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam on 3/3/16. No children but have nieces and nephews and even a great grand nephew!
College
Attended Princess Anne Business College, Virginia Beach, VA, obtaining an executive secretarial certificate in 1971; attended Virginia Stenotype Institute in Norfolk, VA, in 1973, completing studies at Princess Anne Business College, Virginia Beach, VA, in 1974. 1991-1999, enrolled in University of Alabama, External Degree Program, obtained sophomore status. Completed a 14-week paralegal course online through University of Boston.
Workplace
As part of the Distributive Education [DE] class in high school, I worked as a secretary at Seashore State Park full-time and part-time from 1969-71; graduated from Princess Anne Business College in 1971 and worked as a secretary at Evans Products Plywood Company in Chesapeake until 1972; then worked as a typist/stenographer for the City of Virginia Beach Planning Department for approximately six months after which I enrolled in Virginia Stenotype Institute in Norfolk and completed the course at Princess Anne Business College's School of Court Reporting in 1973 in Va. Beach. In 1974, I became an independent contractor working as a freelance court reporter and was associated with Associated Court Reporters for one year during which time I obtained th...Expand for more
e National Court Reporters Association's Certificate of Proficiency, which entitled me to use Registered Professional Reporter [RPR] after my name. I then was associated with Biggs and Cheshire Court Reporters in Norfolk for 10 years as a freelance court reporter, after which I became co-owner of Commonwealth Reporting Services in Norfolk, where I was employed for 10 years. After 21 years freelancing, I was offered and accepted a position in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, VA, as an official United States court reporter reporting all proceedings held before the Honorable Henry Coke Morgan, Jr., as well as other U.S. District judges and magistrate judges.
In Dec 2003, I accepted the position of Court Record Manager at the College of William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia. During my career as a registered professional reporter, I pursued further education by enrollment in the University of Alabama's External Degree Program where I traveled abroad in 1994 and 1996 studying art. Then in 1992, I obtained the National Court Reporters Association's Certified Realtime Reporter [CRR] certificate. From 1988-1990, I served as president of the Virginia Court Reporters Association, having previously served as treasurer, vice-president, president-elect, and was awarded the prestigious Frank G. Tayloe award by the same organization of which I am a lifetime member. In 1998, I obtained the certification of Certified Verbatim Reporter [CVR] from the National Verbatim Reporters Association. In 2014, I retired from the College of William & Mary's Center for Legal and Court Technology.
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