Alvin Grace

Alvin D. Grace, Sr., born July 16, 1968,
departed this life March 27, 2013. He was born
to Gwen Grace and Bennie Hunter. Alvin
attended Burdett Elementary School, and
graduated from Woodward High School. Alvin
also graduated from Southwestern Business
College with an Associate’s Degree in Business
Management. His last job before he became ill
was a Chef Manager at the Reds baseball
stadium.
All who knew Alvin knew that he had four
passions; sports, his kids, his loving “Gram”
and cooking. Alvin and his Gram had a special
relationship. He has three sons, Allen Grace,
and to the union of marriage through Stephanie
Grace he had two sons, Alvin D. Grace, Jr. and
Stefone L. Grace.
Alvin’s boys wanted to share with you their
thoughts about their dad: “Alvin Grace, Sr. was
a wonderful man. He was very family oriented
and cared about everybody. Dad was very protective
of his family and loved his family and
friends. He would never let you see him hurting
no matter how bad he was hurting. Dad battled
a long time with demons that a lot of people
couldn’t even imagine going through. He may
have had some flaws, but at the end of the day,
he was a man trying to right his wrongs.”
He leaves to mourn: mother, Gwendolyn
Pettis; father, Bennie Hunter; three sons, Allen,
Alvin Jr. and Stefone Grace; brother, Robert Williams, Jr.; niece, Naiyah T. Williams; sisters,
Yolanda, Lonnie and Paula; his loving grandmother,
Reva Jones; grandfather, Robert Grace
(Emma); two cousins, Apral Grace and Aaron
Grace; a special aunt, Barbara Grace; two
uncles, Willie Cummings (Eva) of Oklahoma
and Lamar Cummings (Loletha) of Louisville;
two aunts, Annie Powell (George) and Lois
Gray; two great uncles, two great aunts, and a
host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.