If you’ve ever had the chance to be in Grace’s company, you’ve likely experienced the way she brightens a room. A beautiful person both inside and out, Grace was born in Desoto, Mississippi, in 1926. Although born in Mississippi, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, with her parents and nine other siblings and had a delightful childhood. Growing up in a Christian household, Grace gives credit to how this upbringing taught her core values that have shaped her into the positive light she is today. Her family’s home was the gathering place for the neighborhood kids to come and play together, a welcoming and loving destination for the entire community. 

Grace has experienced some of the most significant human accomplishments of the 20th and 21st century- including the rise of the automotive and airline industry. She has also been married three times, gaining two wonderful step-children. Grace helped her third husband, Chris, to publish groundbreaking books that have had significant positive impacts on the hunting of exotic game in Africa. Throughout all of these adventures, Grace has continued to grow into a positive light that shines in any room she enters. 

At 94 years young, Grace wakes up every day eager to see what she will accomplish and the connections she’ll make with others. She loves to make others laugh and fills her social calendar with lunches and dinners with friends, still enjoying all that Las Vegas has to offer. Grace is a natural light to her friends, always encouraging them to focus on the sunshine. A remarkable human being, Grace brings a sense of joyful calm to anyone she meets.