Wende Steinorth Grant

1927 - 2010

October 17, 2010. Born October 24, 1927 in Webster, NY. Predeceased by parents Walter and Aili Steinorth and sister, Mary Kujawa. Survived by husband of 52 years, Duane Grant, nine adopted children, three from Rochesrter, six from Vietnam and two from Cambodia; 16 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and sisters, Nancy Wheeler and Ina Orr, many neices and nephews.
When Wendy moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1965, she helped form Women's International League of Peace and Freedom. She became the Director of Adoption for Friends For All Children operating in Saigon, making many trips to Vietnam and Cambodia. She was involved in the highly publicized Operation Baby Lift, evacuating 2,000 Vietnamese orphans near the end of the war. When the C5A plane carrying some of these orphans crashed near Saigon on April 4, 1975, Wende was instramental in placing the children who survived, 55 of whom were adopted by American families.
Wende was featured in a book by Geraldo Rivera called "A Special kind of Courage" and co-authored two books with Rosemary Taylor or Australia, "Turn My Eyes Away" and "Orphans of War".