i just wanted to say thank you to Thomas the ems thank you so much and to all of you that helped on that tragic day sorry im just writing this but every time im on here reading this i start to cry and cant finish so im doing it now thank you i am really missing my uncle and your great words make me smile as i cry thank you for that god bless all of you

I will miss you Spree. I still can't believe we will never see you again...not until it is our time to go. ...and we truly never know when that time is. Your time was cut way too short. I pray your soul and the souls of the other deceased victims in this senseless accident are at peace. You always had a smile and a nice thing to say...even after a very long day. All our love to you and your family.

Sitting here...not being able to sleep the night before your laid to rest...I still can't believe you are not with us. I met your family today. My hope and love go out to all of them. I remember PT instructors yelling, "...c'mon Desha...let's go!!!", as you ran all those miles in the academy. I remember wanting to be as good a shooter as you...but not being able to catch you! I remember how maturely you looked at the job, and that GIANT smile...even at O-dark-thirty at ARTC parking lot in the rain!!! Spree, you will never, ever be EOW for me...you live on in my memory, heart and soul. It has been an honor and priviledge to be one of your first LAPD brothers, and I will be...forever and ever.

MR. GRACE REST IN PEACE... YOU TURNED MANY LIFES AROUND. YOU ENCOURAGED.. YOU MOTIVATED.. YOU WERE THAT TEACHER EVERYONE LOOKED FORWARD TO HAVING FOR PE.. FOR YOUR UNDERTANDING FOR YOUR PATIENCE.. THANK YOU MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.. CONDOLENCES TO THE GRACE FAMILY. FORMER ROOSELVELT STUDENT CLASS OF 93-94

I'm so sorry for your loss. Via con dios Maria!

Beverly you will always be in my heart as you were a very caring & special person.I loved the way you always kidded with me as the Guy in charge of the Divas. Your laugh was precious of special quality and we would get into it together joking around.You made a difference in this world with your own achievements, raising your children and always showing your tenacious drive to keep going. We love you and will miss you dearly...

As a special ed teacher at Roosevelt almost a decade ago, I remember that Ron would make the schedules for the special needs kids first so they would be placed appropriately. He never tired of making change after change, day in and day out, and always with a smile. I cannot recall him ever losing his sense of humor or becoming the least bit frustrated by this task--for the 8 years I was there. He was more than a counselor and is definitely irreplaceable.

My dear brother, I'm at such a loss for words. It's amazing all of the memories that are coming back to me, now that that is all I have of you. I can't help but remember and admire the fierce independence and fearlessness that you always seemed to have. You probably didn't know it, but those were good traits for a younger brother to see. Thank you for that.
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I remember you beating my ass up, as every older brother should. Hitting your poor innocent brothers and cousins with punishing snowballs, rocks, black walnuts, and even a dirt clod with a rock in it. I still have a large scar on the back of my head from that one... Strange thing to remember you by, but its as good as any, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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I remember running away with you a couple of times. Walking from Lockport all the way to Gasport on the railroad tracks. Wow, we were so dumb, our lives were perfect and we had the greatest parents, we just didn't know it.
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I remember visiting you in California when I was 17, I think that that was the first time I had ever eaten fake Cheerious, much less been away from our parents. Wow, what a great time I had, and what an eye opener. I remember buying a fake Nike (swoosh going the wrong way) tank top at the Chino Market, and then climbing the cliffs at the beach.
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I remember visiting you and Sandy when you lived in Camrillo, and how that awesome stray cat (later named Merlot?) came into the sliding glass door in the middle of the night and set up camp next to me in the living room.
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I remember the past year and a half when Jen and I got to see you, Sharon, and the girls at Christmas, then in February (Palm Springs), and then again in July. You were so happy, and it made us so happy to be with you. It was like you had found a new foothold on the world, and all was right. I can see from all of the comments that I wasn't wrong.
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I think, that best of all (and most selfishly), I remember when you came out for a long weekend in early December. After so many years of searching, we were both really happy and content in our lives. I was so proud and happy for you. We got to spend a couple of days doing cool brother stuff (The Mutter Museum, Pay-Per-View Boxing, Cheesesteaks), and there was no weight of stress or worry. It was just us having a good time.
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I'm so proud that you were my brother. I am so proud that you made so many other people happy. And I'm so sad because you are gone.
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I know that we didn't talk as much as we should have over the years, but I know that it's going to be a difficult life without you in it. Not only for me, but for all of the people who knew and loved you.
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Soon I will flying out to see you off, and I think that I'm going to download some bad Aerosmith so that I can listen to it and remember driving 100MPH down Telegraph rd. in the back seat of your car. What a cool brother you were. I love you.
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Heath

i didn't meet Mr grace i left Roosevelt in 1984 as i understand when i left he came.he was the counselor for
my two daughters and they said to me that he was
a very good man R. I. P., Mr Grace...you shall not be forgotten.God bless the grace familiy.

Still can't believe you are gone, we will all miss you. God bless Andrea and your kids, he talked about you all the time and was so happy. RIP, Chuck, I'll miss our talks.