Michael Edward Grady

Michael Edward Grady, 78. of Westford, Vermont passed away on March 12, 2025. He was born in Burlington, VT to Donald A. Grady and Bernice L. Larrabee on April 1, 1946.

Mike grew up in Essex Junction and graduated from Essex Junction High School in 1964. After High School he joined the Navy and served 4 years during the Vietnam War. After the Navy he spent over 40 years working in Manufacturing at IBM, retiring in 2013. He married Jean Colburn Grady on Nov 6, 1976. Mike was an avid turkey and deer hunter and was known for his great sense of humor and ready jokes.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Bernice Grady as well as his brother-in-law Robert Lamson.

He is survived by his wife Jean, his daughter Erica and husband Chris, his stepson Brent Cromie and his son Donald Grady II; his sister Phyllis Lamson, his sister Karen Grady and husband Mike Capron, and his brother John Grady and wife Patricia, his brother-in-law Alfred Colburn and wife Linda. He also leaves behind his grandchildren Adam, Andrew, and Joseph Baker and Ryan Grady as well as several nieces and nephews and his beloved cats Sharky and Captain Hook.

The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the health care teams at UVM Medical center in Burlington, CVMC and Woodridge in Berlin for the care he received during his final days.

A memorial to celebrate Mike's life with family and friends will be held at the Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home in Essex Junction, at 5 pm on Friday, March 21. Mike will be cremated and his ashes spread at his favorite hunting spot at the family's discretion in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association at https//heart.org.