Margaret Vincent Gravette

Margaret Vincent Gravette, a longtime resident of Arlington, Virginia, and a member

of the Saint Agnes Catholic Church died on October 13, 2019. She joins her beloved husband Col. James A. Gravette, USAF (Ret.) as well as her mother, father, step-father, and brother in heaven. She

is survived by her two siblings, Thayer Thompson and Patricia Root and their families; three children, Peggy Purcell (Michael), Aimee Kokotakis (Manny), and Jim Gravette (Rachel); and nine grandchildren, Lindsey, Casey, Jaimee, Natalie, Nicholas, Julia, Megan, Erin, and Lauren.

Margaret was born in 1934 in Newport News, Virginia to David and Margaret Kennedy. In 1938 her mother remarried to Gen. Clinton D. Vincent, USAAC. She graduated top of her class from

Clover Park High School in Tacoma, Washington in 1952. She attended Colorado College,

and graduated from the University of California in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts and she was a

member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. After college, she worked as a stewardess for

United Airlines.

Margaret and Jim married in 1962. She was a devoted military spouse traveling the world

supporting her Jim while raising their three children. Their 30 year military service took them to

Florida, Alabama, Colorado, South Carolina, Central-America (Panama), Europe (Belgium), and

Virginia. Margaret’s selflessness as a wife and a mother was the foundation of her family and a

huge reason for her husband's successful Air Force career.

Margaret and Jim loved to travel, and together saw the world. Margaret’s love of travel led to a

long and successful career as a travel agent. One of her most exciting adventures as a travel

agent was a flight on the super-sonic airline Concorde to Europe. Margaret and Jim also loved

debating politics, and although generally on opposite sides (Margaret a Democrat and Jim a

Republican) learned from each other and grew stronger as a couple.

Margaret was a devoted Catholic, a lifelong volunteer at Saint Agnes Catholic Church, and

proud member of the pro-life democrats and the National Society Daughters of the American

Revolution. She loved learning and languages, and was a huge animal lover. She was a wonderful

and loving sister, wife, mother, and grandmother, and the smartest person we knew. We will miss

her wisdom, soft smiles, and kind words. She will be missed dearly, and the world (and us) are

better for having had her in our lives. We love and miss you, Mimi.