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Jack Otis Graham
A viewing for Jack Otis Graham was held at Smith’s Colonial Chapel in Winters from 2-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, followed by a memorial mass at the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Vacaville at 7 p.m.
Mr. Graham was born Feb. 2, 1940 in Jasper, Arkansas, to Fred T. Graham and Geneva J. Graham. He passed away suddenly at his daughter’s home on September 19, 2000.
Mr. Graham served in the army during Vietnam as a Green Beret from 1959-1964. He was awarded the Purple Heart. He worked at American Home Foods from 1966-1998 as a production foreman.
Mr. Graham was a wonderful man with a heart full of warmth and honor. He enjoyed fishing, playing with his grandchildren and spending time with his family. Mr. Graham was a faithful fan of the 49ers since 1949. He was a sweet, kind, and gentle man respected by everyone who met him. He was a lifelong Winters resident.
Mr. Graham will be dearly missed by his wife of 35 years, Carol Graham of Winters; son John and daughter-in-law Courtney of Winters; daughter Cathy and son-in-law Johnny of Winters; daughter Caroline Graham of Winters; grandchildren Jack, Jessica and Eryn of Winters; sister Lois and brother-in-law Don Pack of Tennessee; brother Phil Graham and sister-in-law Anita of Arkansas; brother Steve Graham and sister-in-law Denise Graham of Arkansas; brother Jimmy Graham and sister-in-law Sherry of Arkansas; numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, and his brother Tom.
GRAHAM
Rose Lucille Graham
Rose Lucille Graham, a 37-year resident of Davis, died in her home on Feb. 17, 2001. Born Sept. 17, 1915, in Port Townsend, Wash., she was 85.
She was raised in Port Townsend. She later moved to San Francisco where she met her future husband, Richard W. Graham. The couple marriage and lived in Marin County until moving to Davis in 1963, when Graham retired from the U.S. Army and went to work for UC Davis. He died on Feb. 28, 1999.
Mrs. Graham was an avid gardener.
She is survived by her daughters, Catherine Michelsen of Davis and Mary Jo Maendle and her husband Peter of Point Reyes; a grandson, Tom Maendle of Point Reyes; and a sister, Lenore Long of Arvata.
A memorial service was held Tuesday at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Burial will be private at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Port Townsend, Wash. Remembrances may be made in her name to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, CA 95617. Arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Chapel.
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Grace K. Grandi
Grace K. Grandi, died Nov. 28, 2005, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.
A memorial service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church, 1275 B St. in Davis. A reception will follow at the Shackel residence, 1008 Redwood Lane in Davis.
Retired from the golf industry, she was active in service to her church and an avid golfer, bowler and bridge player.
She is survived by two sisters, Adeline Kuenstle and Florence Schultz; two daughters, Kathleen King and Christine Shackel; and two granddaughters, Sara and Irene Shackel.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Attn. Memorial Dept., 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (Tribute account 14637327); telephone (800) 873-6983; www.stjude.org.
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Kenneth Phillip Grant
Kenneth Phillip Grant died in Sutter Davis Hospital Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002, at age 54.
Born Aug. 21, 1948, in Pasadena, Mr. Grant was a roofer.
Interment is scheduled at the Public Guardian Memorial in Woodland Cemetery.
North Sacramento Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.
GRAU
Charles Richard "Dick" Grau
Charles Richard "Dick" Grau, a longtime Davis resident, died Nov. 16, 2002, due to complications with pneumonia. He was 82.
Born on Nov. 5, 1920, in San Diego to Maude and Charles Grau, he lived with his parents, who ran a chicken hatchery in La Mesa, until he left to attend the university at UC Berkeley. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1942 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and received his Ph.D. in animal nutrition from UC Berkeley in 1946.
While attending college, he met Lois Sandner, a fellow student. They were marriage in 1941 and continued to live in Berkeley, where he was a professor of poultry husbandry, until 1954. The department, which later became the department of avian sciences and is now the department of animal sciences, then moved to the UC Davis campus.
Grau served as a professor of avian sciences at UCD until he retired in 1990 after 50 years of service with the UC system. His research interests included nutrition and physiology of poultry, seabirds and other wild birds. He was one of the world's experts on eggs. His background in studying the effects of oil and pesticides on shorebirds led him to become an active supporter of many environmental causes.
He was a dedicated researcher and teacher who was admired and loved by his students. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1960 to do research in England on embryonic nutrition and later did research on yolk formation in sea birds in New Zealand and Scotland.
He served as chair of the avian sciences department from 1969 to 1976. He was a fellow of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences and among other professional affiliations was a member of the Society for Developmental Biology. He was active with JASRAP, a summer internship program to encourage underprivileged middle school students to become scientists.
From his first days in Davis, he and his wife were active in numerous humanitarian and community service organizations, with a focus on world peace, social justice and environmental protection. The Graus were founding members of the Davis Unitarian Church where he chaired the building committee for the current church. They were also among the original organizers of the Davis group serving meals at Loaves & Fishes, a program serving the homeless and poor in Sacramento.
In 1965 the couple joined the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, which serves immediate needs of individuals and families in Yolo County. His final volunteer activity was helping to mail the 2002 STEAC holiday fund drive letter. The Graus also worked together for Citizens Who Care, a volunteer organization serving the elderly and disabled in Yolo County.
In 1978, the Graus received the C.A. Covell Trophy as Citizens of the Year in recognition of their partnership in service to the Davis community.
He spent many peaceful weekends with his wife, family and friends at the Grau family's cottage at Dillon Beach, where he enjoyed fishing in the tidepools and collecting driftwood and shells from his long walks on the beach.
When in town, he frequented the Davis Farmers' Market where he will be missed by many who knew him by name. He and his wife also spent much of their time tending the large vegetable and flower garden along Eighth Street renowned for producing towering sunflowers, a wall of sweetpeas and some of the earliest tomatoes of the summer. When not in the garden, he could be found in his garage woodshop making furniture and puzzles for friends and family. He was a skilled carpenter who finished the interior of their Davis home.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lois Sandner Grau; children, Susan Heiser and her husband Walter of San Diego, David Grau of Chico, Ellen Hedges of Livermore, and John Grau and wife Kim of Berkeley; and five grandchildren, Kelly Boyer and her husband Jeff, Lindsey Carruthers, Emily Grau, Kathleen Hedges and Elise Hedges.
A memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Davis. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made to STEAC, P.O. Box 1047, Davis, CA 95617; Loaves and Fishes, c/o The Unitarian Church, of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road, Davis, CA 95616; or the Unitarian Church.
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Helen Martha (Rainville) Gray
Helen Martha (Rainville) Gray died in Alderson Convalescent Hospital, Woodland Sunday, April 21, 2002, at age 80.
Born Jan. 14, 1922, in Woonsocket, R.I., Mrs. Gray was the seventh of 11 children and lived in numerous states before settling in Poway in 1947, when her husband was transferred to Miramar Naval Air Station. She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Frieda Rainville. She resided in Hailey's Trailer Park from 1947 to 1963, on Carriage Road from 1963 to 1971, on Evening Star Drive from 1971 to 1978 and in The Royal Estates Mobile Home Park until 1996 when she moved to Woodland to be closer to her grandchildren.
Mrs. Gray is survived by her daughter, Tracy Mroz and husband Geoff of Alpharetta, Ga.; son, Jody Gray and wife Gail of Woodland; and grandchildren, Andrew, Carsen, Shane, Dylan and Kynsley Gray of Woodland, and Ilsa, Emily, Cameron and Neiman Mroz of Alpharetta, Ga.
She is also survived by her sisters, Ethel Rochefort and Jacklyn "Jackie" Archambault, both of Woonsocket, R.I.; and brothers, Edward "Buster" Rainville, also of Woonsocket, R.I. and Paul Rainville of Clearwater, Fla.
A memorial service is scheduled at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 4, at Woodland United Fellowship, 240 N. West St., Woodland, with Pastor Carl Morgan presiding.
The family requests memorials be directed to Woodland United Fellowship Playground Fund, 240 N. West St., Woodland, 95695; or to The Alzheimer's Association.
McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Herman Leo Blaylock
Herman Leo Blaylock of Dixon died in Sacramento on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at age 65.
Born Dec. 11, 1937, in Henrietta, Okla., Mr. Blaylock owned and operated Leo's Barber Shop in Davis for 38 years. He moved to Winters in 1940 and graduated from Winters High School. His one hobby was his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Carlene Blaylock; daughter and son-in-law, Diana and Michael Kitchen; grandsons, Richard and Daniel Kitchen, all of Dixon; sister and brother-in-law, Nadine and Jim Martino of Woodland; brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Barbara Blaylock of Oregon and numerous in-law's; nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his sisters, Mildred Raby, Mae Dreyer and Jacqueline Kovach and his brothers, Clanton, Brice and Donald Blaylock.
Visitation is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2003 at Milton Carpenter Funeral Home, 569 N. First St., Dixon. Funeral service is scheduled at 1 p.m. Friday, June 20, also at Milton Carpenter Home. Deacon John King will preside. Interment will follow at the Silveyville Cemetery in Dixon.
Arrangements are under the direction of Milton Carpenter Funeral Home of Dixon.
