Roger Granum

Captain Roger Barnes Granum, USN (Ret), 84, formerly of Annapolis, Maryland, passed away on April 5th, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida of natural causes. Roger was born on March 20, 1934 in San Pedro, California. Roger was the son of Rear Admiral Alfred and Ethel Granum, USN (Ret), of Albuquerque, New Mexico and the brother of the late Captain Bradford Granum, USN (Ret).
Roger was a 1955 NROTC graduate of Yale University. He served 26 years in the Navy as an Intelligence Officer which offered him many opportunities to serve around the world including Hawaii, Alaska, Bahrain, and Italy. He retired in 1982 after serving his last tour as the Commanding Officer of Fleet Intelligence Center, Europe and the Atlantic (FICEURLANT), Norfolk, Virginia.
In his post-Navy career, he retired to Annapolis and worked as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. While living in Annapolis, Roger continued to serve both the Navy and the community as an active volunteer in many different organizations. He was a member of the Naval Institute and contributed regular financial advice columns to Proceedings magazine during the late 1980's and early 1990's. He also served as Treasurer for the Naval Intelligence Foundation for a great many years. Roger was very active in Rotary and was a former past president of Rotary Club of Parole (Annapolis).
An avid boater and sailor, Roger could often be seen motoring about the Chesapeake Bay with family and friends in his beloved Grand Banks cruiser - M.V. AURORA. He had a deep and abiding love of the nautical lifestyle, and because of that interest, he occasionally volunteered his time and experience to teach seamanship skills to the Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Roger Granum is survived by his two daughters, Catherine Granum of Pawling, New York and Patricia Doolittle and her husband Paul Doolittle, of Jacksonville, Florida. He is also survived by his two grandchildren, James Doolittle and Kimberly Doolittle. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Adele B. Granum, in 2003 and his second wife, Joyce A. Granum, in 2017.
He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. A memorial service is planned for June in Crownsville, Maryland, at his beloved parish - St. Paul's Anglican Church. In accordance with his wishes, Roger's ashes will be scattered at sea.