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1946
DIED
2010
Grant Laird Obituary
Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Moore Funeral Home, Arlington.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Wilbert and Dorothy Laird, he graduated from DePaul Institute in Pittsburgh. He started his own painting business for about 20 years before he moved to Texas in 1980. He had variety of jobs and finally retired from Texas Instruments. He was a restless advocate for the deaf community for many years and enjoyed volunteering his spare times at deaf clubs. He love to play bowling and go camping and to the beach with family during vacation. He was a handyman and loved to fix and remodel around the house.
Survivors: Wife, Donna Zoller Laird; children, Grant Laird Jr. and fiancee, Katie Stanton, Grace Shaffer, Ron Shaffer, Granger Laird, Vanessa Bryant Laird, Grania Laird and Grady Laird and fiancee, Mary Jo Contreras; grandchildren, Jessica Laird-Naymushin, Amanda Laird, Skyler Shaffer, Kacey Shaffer; sibings, Shirley Laird Manol and Paul Edward Laird; nieces, nephews, spouses and their children, Tony Andiorio Jr. (one child, one grandchild), Michael and Shawna Andiorio (one child), Theresa Andiorio (four children, one grandchild), Matthew Andiorio (three children), Karen Knox and Frank Knox (child, Samatha Knox), Patty Germundson and Lee Germundson, Brian Laird (children, Carson and Branson Laird), Marcela Laird and Paul F. Laird; uncle and aunts (father's side), Robert and Margret Laird, Helen Miltenberger and Edith Thorton; aunts (mother's side), Sister Agnes Peifer and Martha Kempf; and many cousins.
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VICKI SCHAFER
January 16, 2010
SHIRLEY, PAUL, AND GRANT JR
I AM VERY SORRY
Ruth Cox
January 15, 2010
Shirley, Paul, Grace and Grant Jr.
I'm very sorry to hear about ur loss ur Brother and Father. He now rest in peace.
ROBERT NOSCHESE
January 10, 2010
WE ARE SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOU LOSE ROBERT NOSCHESE AND JOCYE HECKMAN
Helen & William Tibbott
January 10, 2010
My deep condolences to GRANT LAIRD & his family. He is the best friend for everyone he meet thru all his life.May GOD bless GRANT LAIRD and HIS WHOLE FAMILY with his everlasting love.
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Randy and Mary Laird
January 9, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Henry Cox
January 9, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Adonia Smith
January 9, 2010
Grace, Grant Jr., Granger, Grania, and Grady - I am truly sorry about your loss of your dad. He is safe in the arms of the Lord now. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Treasure the many memories you ALL have of your times together, they will comfort you in times when you need them! In Jesus' Love, Adonia
Mary Tippett
January 9, 2010
May the Lord send comfort among the Laird's Family..
Arlene Miller
January 8, 2010
To the Laird family: I was saddened to read the sad news. I remember Grant, his brother Paul, and his sister Shirley. I attended DePaul Institute for 3 years in junior high and his brother Paul was my classmate. They are a nice family. It sounds like Grant had good life. It still looks like him on the photo. May he rest in peace and God bless the Laird family. Arlene Miller of Pittsburgh, Pa.
January 8, 2010
Grace and the family: We are truly sorry to hear about your loss. May he's with God and free from suffering. You and all are in our prayers and thoughtful.
Pat Henry and the family (PA)
January 8, 2010
We want to offer you our sincere sympathy on the death of Grant. We will pray that his soul may rest in peace and will remember him in our prayers...It would be one of the most difficult times of your lives and it was. Time helps but the pain never completely goes away..
Hold tight to the good memories you have of him, it will comfort you in the future...
And we pray that you find the strength to endure your loss...
We will miss his smile...
I graduated with Grant in 1964 from De Paul...
Sincerely,
Kathy(Nugent) and Tony Conte
Barry and Sheila Carpenter
January 8, 2010
Our deepest condolences are with the whole Laird family.
January 8, 2010
Our deepest condolences are with the Laird family.
January 8, 2010
Sorry to hear about him so pray for him and go heaven with god and him forever so he watch over u forever!! ( Jimmie Jackson Terrell Goodrich, Texas)
Sheila (Moore) and David Glenn
January 8, 2010
We are truly sorry to hear that Grant's passing away recently. We express our deepest sorrow with Grant's whole families... I graduated with Grant at DePaul Pittsburgh, Pa in 1964. Our prayers are with you and families.
Tanya / Ken Mills
January 8, 2010
We are deeply sorry to hear about the loss of Grant but he is in a better place with God and not suffering anymore. You are in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless you all.
Tanya and Ken Mills
ELLEN KONOSKI
January 8, 2010
SORRY TO HEAR. I HAD GOOD MEMORY WITH HIM AT NEW BRAFUELS CAMPING. HE IS A GOOD GUY. SAD TO LOSE HIM.
January 8, 2010
I am so sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with all of you as you go through this. May God be with each of you.
Amy Jarrett Watson
January 8, 2010
Although I did not know your father, it came as a blow when my daughter told me that he had passed. She often spoke of him after his visits to DAC and about the good work he did in the community. Please know that you and your family are in our hearts and prayers. We pray that you find comfort in his memory and all that he did, touching the lives of others. May God bless and embrace you forever and ever - Darline Michol
Debbie Vardell
January 8, 2010
My condolences on the passing of Grant. May the Lord cradle each of you as you grieve.
Katie & Wallace Stockton
January 8, 2010
Our deepest condolences are with you and your family.
January 8, 2010
OUR CONDOLENCE TO THE LAIRD FAMILY! WE REALLY KNEW HIM FROM MANY YEARS AGO. HE ALSO WORKED WITH MY WIFE AT TEXAS INSTRUMENT BEFORE BOTH RETIRED. WE WILL MISS HIM VERY MUCH. OUR PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY. MAY HE REST IN PEACE... JOHN AND MELINDA WOOLSEY
David Phillips
January 8, 2010
I know Grant Laird Jr. through his work with Texas Association of the Deaf and his DeafNetwork.com web site.
My deepest condolences to Grant and the entire family.
John Cherry
January 8, 2010
Dear Donna, Grant Jr., Grace, Granger, Grania, and Grady. We are sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with you. Your friends, John and Melinda Cherry
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