Gregory Donald Rait
Marriages
Pamela McLeod - December 29, 1973
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Obituary - November 19, 2016
Gregory Donald Rait, 69, of
Grand Junction went to be
with the Lord on November
15, 2016, after a brief illness.
He was born in Grand
Junction on February 20,
1947, to Robert and Floriene
Hornbaker Rait.
He graduated from Grand
Junction High School in 1965,
and then graduated from
Western State College.
He married Pamela McLeod on December 29, 1973. She
preceded him in death on August 12, 1999, after a battle with
cancer, during which he faithfully cared for her. He is also
preceded in death by his son, Daniel Gregory, who died after a
brief illness in 2003, and his sister, Cindy Dunlap.
He spent his career in sales, as a motel operator, and as a
residential designer/drafter. He enjoyed the outdoors: jeeping,
canoeing, camping, cross-country skiing, and fishing on Grand
Mesa. He also enjoyed building things, gardening, and spending
time with family and friends. He attended First Presbyterian and
Monument Presbyterian Church for most of his life.
He is survived by his daughter, Julia; son-in-law, Sean, and
grandchildren, Liam, Grace, Madeleine, and Jonathan
Whitenack of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church
in Grand Junction at 11:00 on Tuesday, November 22, 2016.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Death Notice - November 19, 2016
Gregory Donald Rait, 69, Grand Junction, died Nov. 15, 2016,
at Community Hospital.
Services will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian
Church.
He was a draftsman.
Survivors include one daughter, Julie Whitenack of Fredricksburg,
Virginia; and four grandchildren.
