John Joseph (Jack) Grauer, met his wife, Eva, during World War II, and they were married in 1945. Jack was born in Yonkers, New York, on June 30, 1920. He attended Columbia University briefly before volunteering for the army.
He was a sergeant with the 82nd Airborne, and eventually was stationed in Washington, where he worked on the radio show The Army Hour. He retired as a Sergeant Major.
After they married, Eva and Jack lived briefly in Washington D.C. and New York before moving back to Memphis, where Jack worked as an interior decorator.
Jack and Eva had three children: Deryl, Jackie, and John. During this time, Eva took up painting, and sold a number of her works. Some even went to Europe. Eventually, both Eva and Jack became sculptors, and created many highly unusual works, from raccoons and porcupines to faeries and children. Two pieces in particular that Eva loved were full-sized replicas of saints that she created for a Catholic school in Nashville and an Episcopal cathedral in Memphis.
Jack and Eva also specialized in architectural restoration of the statuary in old houses, as well as creating original fountains. Their work is featured in a number of private homes and commercial buildings in Memphis and throughout the United States, as well as Europe and Mexico. They were especially proud of the work they did in helping to restore statuary and fountains at the Peabody Hotel. They also loved to travel.
They spent a month each year in Canada, and their favorite destination there was Prince Edward Island. Jack died on October 7, 2009,
This information was taken from the obituary of his wife, Eva.
He was a sergeant with the 82nd Airborne, and eventually was stationed in Washington, where he worked on the radio show The Army Hour. He retired as a Sergeant Major.
After they married, Eva and Jack lived briefly in Washington D.C. and New York before moving back to Memphis, where Jack worked as an interior decorator.
Jack and Eva had three children: Deryl, Jackie, and John. During this time, Eva took up painting, and sold a number of her works. Some even went to Europe. Eventually, both Eva and Jack became sculptors, and created many highly unusual works, from raccoons and porcupines to faeries and children. Two pieces in particular that Eva loved were full-sized replicas of saints that she created for a Catholic school in Nashville and an Episcopal cathedral in Memphis.
Jack and Eva also specialized in architectural restoration of the statuary in old houses, as well as creating original fountains. Their work is featured in a number of private homes and commercial buildings in Memphis and throughout the United States, as well as Europe and Mexico. They were especially proud of the work they did in helping to restore statuary and fountains at the Peabody Hotel. They also loved to travel.
They spent a month each year in Canada, and their favorite destination there was Prince Edward Island. Jack died on October 7, 2009,
This information was taken from the obituary of his wife, Eva.
John Joseph (Jack) Grauer, met his wife, Eva, during World War II, and they were married in 1945. Jack was born in Yonkers, New York, on June 30, 1920. He attended Columbia University briefly before volunteering for the army.
He was a sergeant with the 82nd Airborne, and eventually was stationed in Washington, where he worked on the radio show The Army Hour. He retired as a Sergeant Major.
After they married, Eva and Jack lived briefly in Washington D.C. and New York before moving back to Memphis, where Jack worked as an interior decorator.
Jack and Eva had three children: Deryl, Jackie, and John. During this time, Eva took up painting, and sold a number of her works. Some even went to Europe. Eventually, both Eva and Jack became sculptors, and created many highly unusual works, from raccoons and porcupines to faeries and children. Two pieces in particular that Eva loved were full-sized replicas of saints that she created for a Catholic school in Nashville and an Episcopal cathedral in Memphis.
Jack and Eva also specialized in architectural restoration of the statuary in old houses, as well as creating original fountains. Their work is featured in a number of private homes and commercial buildings in Memphis and throughout the United States, as well as Europe and Mexico. They were especially proud of the work they did in helping to restore statuary and fountains at the Peabody Hotel. They also loved to travel.
They spent a month each year in Canada, and their favorite destination there was Prince Edward Island. Jack died on October 7, 2009,
This information was taken from the obituary of his wife, Eva.
He was a sergeant with the 82nd Airborne, and eventually was stationed in Washington, where he worked on the radio show The Army Hour. He retired as a Sergeant Major.
After they married, Eva and Jack lived briefly in Washington D.C. and New York before moving back to Memphis, where Jack worked as an interior decorator.
Jack and Eva had three children: Deryl, Jackie, and John. During this time, Eva took up painting, and sold a number of her works. Some even went to Europe. Eventually, both Eva and Jack became sculptors, and created many highly unusual works, from raccoons and porcupines to faeries and children. Two pieces in particular that Eva loved were full-sized replicas of saints that she created for a Catholic school in Nashville and an Episcopal cathedral in Memphis.
Jack and Eva also specialized in architectural restoration of the statuary in old houses, as well as creating original fountains. Their work is featured in a number of private homes and commercial buildings in Memphis and throughout the United States, as well as Europe and Mexico. They were especially proud of the work they did in helping to restore statuary and fountains at the Peabody Hotel. They also loved to travel.
They spent a month each year in Canada, and their favorite destination there was Prince Edward Island. Jack died on October 7, 2009,
This information was taken from the obituary of his wife, Eva.
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