Patrick L. Grady

Patrick L. Grady, 95, of Carmel, Indiana, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2022. He was born in Portland, Indiana on March 24, 1926. He was predeceased by his mother, Bernice D. (Brokaw), and father Francis S. Grady, as well as an infant daughter, Susan Elizabeth, a brother, Thomas F. Grady and sister, Mary Catherine Hawkins. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and loving wife of 73 ½ years, Mary (Briggs) Grady and three daughters, Kathleen (Kurt-deceased) Douglass, Colleen (John) Colvin and Marianne (Chip) Koby.

Pat has four grandchildren: JT (Cathy) Mlinarcik, Geoff (Alexis) Mlinarcik, Kelly (Drew) Cohen and Kendall (Ryan) Scott. He also has eight great grandchildren: Halle, Jon Grady, Ryder and Dillon Mlinarcik; Joss and Emmet Cohen, and Mackenzie and Miles Mlinarcik.

Pat graduated from Cathedral High School in 1943. He attended Purdue University and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Pat joined the Navy V12 program in November 1943 and attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Afterward he served on the Destroyer USS Rogers DD876 until 1946. Pat was recalled by the Navy in 1951 serving on the Destroyer USS DeHaven DD727. Many years later, after serving his country, building a successful business and raising his family, he returned to college. He graduated from Indiana University in 1998.

Pat was president of Grady Brothers, Inc., a road contracting company for 38 years. He was involved with Junior Achievement, Boy Scouts of America, Young Presidents Organization, and the Optimist organization serving as president of the Downtown Optimist Club, as Indiana District Governor and as president of Optimist International in 1975-76. Indiana’s Governor, Otis Bowen, named him a Sagamore of the Wabash. He also was a member of Junto of Indianapolis, a charter member of St. Luke Catholic Church and served on the board of Meridian Hills Country Club. After moving to Florida in 1978, he served as president of Quail Ridge Country Club.

The family would like to acknowledge the compassionate care provided by Heart to Heart Hospice and the Copper Trace nursing staff.

A funeral Mass will be held at St. Luke Catholic Church on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. Visitation will be held, Tuesday, February 8th from 4-6 p.m. at Leppert Mortuary, 740 E. 86th Street.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in loving memory to Little Sisters of the Poor.