Founded APCOM, a heating and controls manufacturerBorn: | May 5, 1921, Huntsville, Alabama |
Died: | August 2, 1983., Huntsville, Alabama |
Buried: | Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama |
Notes:• Son of Clarence Matthew Grace Sr. (1888 - 1963) and Mary "Mae" or "May" Frances Coyle (1889 - 1969). - Ancestry.com
• Graduate of Auburn University, Engineering. - Tumminello
• Married Anna Catherine "Kitty" Kidd on September 5, 1946 at St. Paul's Cathedral in Birmingham. - Tumminello
• "Mike served in the Army during World War II, surviving five amphibious landings including Normandy. He also served in the Korean War achieving the rank of Captain." - Tumminello
• Capt. US Army, World War II - Tumminello
• "In 1969, he founded APCOM, a heating and controls manufacturer, in Franklin, Tennessee." - Tumminello
• "Mrs. Anna Catherine Grace donated the present day organ to St. Mary of the Visitation Church in memory of her husband, Michael Francis Grace, the grand nephew of the founding priest of the church, Father Jeremiah Trecy."
~ "Mrs. Grace also generously created the Grace Fund to provide scholarships for musicians of the diocese. Administered through the chancery office of the diocese, the funds are available for individuals who want to improve their musical skills." - Tumminello
Related Links:• Ancestry.com - Page owned by Kavi Grace and can be seen only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4752000/person/-1541321009.)
• Find A Grave - Page created by Heather.
• Tumminello - A Mighty Fortress of Faith: A History of St. Mary of the Visitation Church, 1861-2011, by Edited by Pat Tumminello, 2012, pages 193, 194, 408, 409, 421.
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Clarence Matthew Grace (b1888)