DAVID McLEOD GROSE

GROSE, David McLeod Noted interior designer, died peacefully at home, last week in Wenham, MA at age 62. For nearly 40 years, he shared his zest for strong and subtle color palettes with a clientele of institutions and individuals, and throughout his life, a stylish exuberance for living with a large circle of friends and family. In 2001, the Boston Globe Magazine captured his spirit in a profile titled "No Shades of Gray." His design choices influenced familiar Boston landmarks, among them the Boston Archdiocese Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Lady Chapel. He was a graduate of Suffield Academy and Boston University and a long-time member of the Manchester Yacht Club, the Tavern Club of Boston, a Proprietor of the Boston Athenaeum, and a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers (UK). He is survived by daughters Eleanora Grose of Providence, RI, May Grose of Somersworth, NH, and son Samuel Grose of Bellevue, WA; by brothers Christopher Grose of Kenmore, WA and Roger Grose of Biddeford, ME. Donations in his memory can be made to the Boston Athenaeum. A memorial service is to be held in the spring.