At the tender age of 2 and the youngest of five children, Dean Grey moved with his family to Corbett. After growing up in the area, Dean graduated from Corbett High and then moved to Canby with his parents when he was 18. Dean may have moved, but his heart was still back in Corbett with Vonny, a gal he had met in 5th grade and dated off and on through his high school years. Attending Clackamas Community College, Dean continued to see Vonny and they married in 1988. Married life started by living with Dean's folks. After 6 months, Vonny said "It's time" and the newlyweds purchased their first home for $18K in Portland, putting down just $1800.00! After 8 years and two moves, the Grey's made their way back to Corbett. They purchased bare land and put a manufactured home on it. In the midst of all the moving, three children were born. Alex is now a senior at Williamette Univ., Kyle is a freshman at Univ. of Oregon and Hannah is 14 and at Corbett. Dean is now joining his boys with college classes. Having owned a video store for years with Vonny and also working construction off and on with his brother Dave, Dean is at Mount Hood C.C. going for his Associate's degree in Business Administration. Dean is looking for a career in accounting and/or management after graduating in June 2011. Looking back on fond Corbett memories, Dean was the high school district champion as a wrestler his his freshman year. When his boys came along, Dean gave back by coaching baseball for Alex K-8 and Kyle in soccer K-2. Dean says he has fond memories as a child of DEEP snow and harsh winters in Corbett. He is a bit disappointed that his own kids have not been able to experience the same. Regardless, he has no major plans of moving anytime soon!
