ROCKLAND — 威廉(比尔)爱德华·格雷斯 passed away in Rockland, 3月29日缅因州, 2024年59岁. He was born on June 5, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John and Vera Grace. 他是三个男孩中最小的. 

Bill graduated from Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia in 1983. In 1985 he joined the United States Coast Guard where he embarked on a life of adventure.

His Coast Guard career brought him to New London, 康涅狄格, 他在哪里遇到了玛丽·格蕾丝, the woman who was to be his wife and mother of his four children. During his career he served at many duty stations, mostly in New England. After 23 years he retired in Portsmouth, New Hampshire as a Chief Warrant Officer off the USCGC Tahoma. 

Bill enjoyed following the Philadelphia 76ers, 费城人队, 传单, and was an especially huge fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. He was extremely proud of his Coast Guard career and would tell his sea stories to anyone who was willing to listen. 

Bill and Mary would eventually live separate lives but would always remain close.

Bill is pre-deceased by both his parents, John and Vera Grace, of Philadelphia. 

He is survived by his daughter Mollie Walker, 她的丈夫 Clinton Walker; son William (Billy) Grace Jr.; son Sean Grace; daughter Hannah Maness, 她的丈夫, Jesse Maness; and four grandkids, Timothy和Harper Maness, 还有利亚姆和肯尼迪·沃克. 

A funeral with military honors will be held at a later date. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Veterans Foundation at http://nvf.org 或退伍军人在放松 http://veteransatease.org

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