Richard V. Gragg

My wife, Katsumi, and I had the pleasure of meeting Richard and Mayumi while stationed in Hawaii with the Navy. Although we were not part of the same occupational communities, we shared the same love of service, family, and lasting friendships. Our young children were of the same age, and have many fond memories of our family get togethers.
We've stayed in touch over the years and cherish the times we have been able to have personal contact. Mayumi and Katsumi share their bonds of...

I met Richard and Mayumi once during a port call (USS America CV-66) to Singapore where he was attached to the Embassy. They hosted Larry Clarke, Jim Cox and I on a tour of the island, capping it off with dinner at a local restaurant that rarely saw foreigners so hungry. We never crossed paths again, but Richard provided one of those moments which I can recall in vivid detail nearly 40 years later.

Thank you Richard, and God Bless you for a life lived well,
Charles Hess,...

He was a fellow shipmate on board USS Midway and later a predecessor member of Polexis staff. Great shipmate, outstanding professional, and wonderful individual. Great Loss. Fair Winds and Following Sea Shipmate

When my wife & I moved from a tour in Japan to the Pentagon, Rich was the first person to welcome us when we visited a new Church where we became members. He was all the things and more described in his obituary. He will be missed.

I knew Dick as a child in Alma, Illinois. Good family. My deepest condolences to his family and I certainly aporeciate his service to our country. RIP Dick. God's Blessings to you and your family.

I am Dick's cousin. We both spent our earliest years in Alma, IL. Dick was 1 years older than me, and I always looked up to him as older and smarter than I was. I can remember staying over at his house, sleeping in the breezeway of their house, which I thought was so cool. I remember he was the first to get an “English” bike, (one with gears and narrow tires), and being jealous. Later his family moved to Mt. Vernon, and, for some reason I can remember visiting, and watching Gunsmoke on tv...