Graham M Holmes

He leaves his wife of 38 years, Jeannine Holmes. He also leaves his daughters Kathryn, Juanita, Beverly, and his son Gerald, all of a previous marriage and living in Arizona. He also leaves three grandchildren, Damian, Chelsea and Tyler, also of AZ, and 5 great grandchildren. He also leaves his sisters Bertha Calabrese of W. Hartford, CT, and Maxine Manfreda of Windham, CT., and was predeceased by his sisters Juanita, Alice, Helen, Ruth, Nancy and Rose Marie, and by his brothers Thomas, Eben, Max, John and William. Graham was a light weight boxer in his late teens and early twenties, and fought in many states throughout the country. He was Light Weight Champion of CT and written up in sports magazines many times. He worked in automobile sales for many years and won the award for top car salesman for Moriarty Bros. in Manchester, CT five years in a row. He also owned his own restaurant in E. Hartford, and a used car business in Manchester. He and his wife Jeannine were living out their retirement years in South Carolina. He enjoyed real jazz, loved watching the trotters at the raceway, and was very devout with his Catholic upbringing. He was a very loving husband and caring brother to all his siblings. He will be greatly missed. Visitation will be Monday, April 1, 2013 at 11:00 am at Woodlawn Funeral Home with funeral to follow at 12:00 noon in the funeral home. www.woodlawn-fh.com