Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr., U. S. Army, 26, of Baytown was born February 18, 1987 in Houston. He was a 2006 Graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and enlisted in the U. S. Army on January 18, 2012. He was Combat Lifesaver Certified and had completed the Dari Language Class. He was killed in action Sunday, August 11, 2013 in Paktia Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. He was awarded the Army Service and Global War On Terrorism Service Ribbons and National Defense Service, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star Medals.
Ken the Dauber Pridgeon has already painted his portrait.
He is survived by his parents, Mike and Mary Lou Davis of Beach City, Cheryl Barnes of Houston, and Keith Erin Grace, Sr. of Gainesville, FL; brothers, Garland Davis, Allen Vasquez, Spc. Jeff Lee, U. S. Army, James Leslie Hardy, Jr., and Cody Ray Barnes; sisters, Tara Krystal Grace, Stormy Cheyenne Barnes, and Ashley Nichole Hardy; nephews, Dawson, Chris, and Landon Brady; and numerous other brothers, sisters, and friends.
Joyce Moody and Baytown Bert
Paul & Rebecca Vickers and Baytown Bert
Ren Fitts brings up the rear defense.
His family will receive friends at Navarre Funeral Home Thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be Friday, August 23, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 505 Rollingbrook, Baytown, TX 77521. Burial with full military honors will follow at Houston National Cemetery.
February 18, 1987 - August 11, 2013 Resided in Baytown, TX
I'm glad to see that Baytown honors it's War Heros in such a way that it does you all proud, so sad that this has to happen at all. Will you never write a blog again? I'm positive your opinions haven't dried up and fallen off the vine, they come from such fertile ground that surely some of them are ready by now. I miss your wit and wisdom and I'm not the only fan to do so.
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a bittersweet community moment solidarity. Thanks for your dedication to documenting Baytown with genuine honesty and compassion That takes guts.
I'm glad to see that Baytown honors it's War Heros in such a way that it does you all proud, so sad that this has to happen at all. Will you never write a blog again? I'm positive your opinions haven't dried up and fallen off the vine, they come from such fertile ground that surely some of them are ready by now. I miss your wit and wisdom and I'm not the only fan to do so.
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