Gary D. Graham

Gary David Graham, 56, of Dedham, passed at Faulkner Hospital Monday morning, Nov 17th.  Born Jan 23, 1958, he was the son of the late Catherine MacNeil of Troy, Nova Scotia and Angus Graham of Judique, Nova Scotia.  Gary was a skilled carpenter and a member of union Local 33.  His love of books would change the topic of the day from politics to astrology to economics, and an opinion on the matter was always welcome.  As was his trade, his life was a labor of love.  Putting his heart into the project and requesting little in return.  His impressions on those who knew him and the buildings he created can be seen in abundance from Alberta to Boston to his ancestral Cape Breton Island.  With the Island in his heart, water was his comfort.  Comfort he would find sitting on a bench at his beloved Jamaica Pond, or swimming the many shores along Cape Breton.  He enjoyed a cold beer at Doyles or in the Man Cave, but nothing made him more happy than to be surrounded by family and friends with music and laughter.  And as we were to him, he was to us.  The frame is the easy part of any structure, it’s the fine details that catch a person’s eye …the accents the craftsman leaves behind.  Your work here is done, we will forever cherish it’s beauty.  Gary is survived by his companion Hailey Tran; his son Robert McCormack; his sister Gwen Smith {Blair Smith}; his brother Dale Graham {Betsi Kirwan}; and his nieces and nephews, Chanda, Eradin, Mason, Olivia, and Abigail; and so many cherished cousins and friends.  Visiting hours will be held Fri from 6-8 PM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton St., Dedham.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Memorial Mass Sat at 11 AM at St. Anne’s Church, 82 W. Milton St., Readville.  Interment will be private.  In lieu of flowers donations to UNICEF would be appreciated.