Grace McGraw (O'Malley)

Grace McGraw (O’Malley), age 88, died peacefully on December 22, 2020, at her home in Ashby Ponds in Ashburn, Virginia. She is survived by her children, Mary Grace McGraw, Sharon McGraw (Paul Herdeg), Patrice DeBoer Hogeland (Morgan), Michele Rogers (Rick), Bob McGraw Jr. (Kim), and Ellen McGraw. She was blessed with 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren, and many loving nieces and nephews. Grace was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she met and married her soulmate Bob McGraw, who passed away in 2009. Together, Grace and Bob shared a lifetime of joyous adventures. She is preceded in death by her sister, Ann Marie (McHale) and brother, William O’Malley. Though a world traveler, Grace was happiest at home with her family and her pets. Grace lived each day to the fullest often saying “there will be time to sleep when I’m dead.” She will celebrate her first Christmas in the Kingdom of Heaven this year. May she sleep well.