mr gray fell to jonesy 's knees , scraped snow away , and read this : to those lost in the storm may 31 , 1985 and to the children all the children love from bill , ben , bev , eddie , richie , stan , mike the losers ' club spray-painted across it jagged red letters , also perfectly visible in the truck 's headlights , was this further message : 7 mr gray knelt looking at this for nearly five minutes , ignoring the creeping numbness in jonesy 's extremities .