Richmond Horton Grant finished his final assignment and turned in his life’s thesis on Jan. 21, 2021. He was 92.
Born in Los Angeles, California in 1928, he was the third child of John and Hannabelle Grant. His older sister, the late Judge Isabella Grant of San Francisco, was always looking out for her “baby” brother. The loss of his older brother, Horton, when Rich was 16, impacted him greatly. His uncle, Hollywood character actor Edward Everett Horton, would also be a major influence in his young life. His childhood summers were spent at the family house on Lake George, NY and he returned several times to relive and share his happy memories.
He graduated from Harvard High School, N. Hollywood, in 1946 and Amherst College in 1950 with a B.A in History and membership in the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. As an educator and school administrator, he taught English and influenced thousands of “grubby urchins” for the next 35 years, first at Harvard School, at Corvallis High School and finally at the Corvallis Elementary School in Montana.
He was drafted into the US Army in 1952 during the Korean conflict and served two years in Germany, being discharged in Dec. 1954 as a corporal and continuing in the Army Reserve leaving with the rank of sergeant. He returned to teaching at Harvard School until he answered a “higher calling” attending seminary at Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley from 1959 until graduation with a Master of Divinity in 1961.
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