Long time Ft. Pierce resident Grady Tomlin, 84, passed away peacefully at his home on Jan. 9th with his wife Helen by his side. He was born in Cleveland, GA and moved to St. Lucie Co. at the age of three. During his teenage years Grady lived in Greely, CO and enlisted in the Army. He served in Korea, and after his tour of duty Grady returned to Ft. Pierce. Grady was a member of the Int’l. Union of Operating Engineers Local 675. He worked for more than 20 years at several power plants before becoming self- employed as a welder.
Grady is survived by his wife Helen; sons Steve Tomlin (Vero Beach, FL) and John Tomlin (Pt. St. Lucie, FL); daughters Karen Agler (Pt. St. Lucie, FL) and Sandra Roberts (Eupora, MS); stepdaughter Sherrie Castagnoli (NYC); 5 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and sister Nell Purdy (Gainesville, GA).
The family wishes to expresses thanks to the staff of Treasure Coast Hospice for their exceptional care and concern. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Treasure Coast Hospice (https://treasurehealth.org/ways-to-give/).
Both the Viewing and the service will be held on Monday Jan. 14th at Aycock Funeral Home of Ft. Pierce, the Viewing from 11-12, followed by the service at 12 noon. An online guestbook is available at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/
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