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Obituary for Peter John Gravin
Peter John GravinAug 28, 1924-Aug 23, 2009
Peter John Gravin passed away on Sunday August 23rd at the Vacaville Convalescent and Rehab Center, five days before his 85 birthday. He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Jane Guderian Gravin and seven children, sons Andrew of San Antonio, TX; Leo of Rancho Cordova and George of Sacramento; daughters, Lucy Brody of Santa Cruz, Valerie Rogstad of Applegate, CA Margo Butsch of Sunnyvale, CA and Carmen Hill of Auburn, CA He is also survived by ten grandchildren and by his brother John and sister Victoria Lofrumento of Albany, NY
He was born in Albany, NY and was drafted Into the US Army in April 1943. During his 20 years in the Army and Air Force he served in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, Turkey, Japan, Guam and the Marshall Islands. After his military retirement he was employed by Sacramento County for 21 years in the County Sheriffs Department and the Veterans Service Office.
He lived in Sacramento for 28 years and in Leisure Town in Vacaville for 14 years. He was a regular volunteer at Travis AFB Retiree Affairs Office.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11am on Friday August 28th and St. Josephs Catholic Church on Marshall Rd. at Nut Tree Rd. friends and neighbors are invited.