Mayor Vincent Gray ordered city buildings to fly flags at half-mastMayor-elect Muriel Bowser: ‘he left a strong legacy for so many young people’Legendary Washington mayor Marion Barry dies at 78Washington mayor Vincent Gray led tributes on Sunday to the former mayor Marion Barry, who has died at the age of 78.“Marion was not just a colleague but also was a friend with whom I shared many fond moments about governing the city,” said Gray.