Grant Evans Murrell

Grant attended Vernon, Wilkes and GlenFair Elementary before moving onto Reynolds High School…Where he is in the Reynolds Football Hall of Fame.

Grant joined the US Army after high school as a member of the 82nd Airborne and honorably served in Korea.

Grant eventually attended and graduated from Portland State University.

Grant started his work life with Riedel International and Cascade International before moving onto Pacific Northwest Bell where he met the love of his life Mary. They married in October of 1984. Grant enjoyed not just being a husband but also being a Dad to Mary’s son Kevin. Fatherhood gave Grant a great sense of pride. And his love is something Kevin will live with forever.

In 1988 Grant decided to pursue his law degree at Lewis & Clark’s Northwestern School of Law in Portland Oregon. Upon receiving his Law Degree in 1990, Grant joined on as a Deputy District Attorney in Multnomah County where he served until his retirement in 2013.

Throughout their 37 years of marriage and life together, Grant and Mary enjoyed many adventures, travels across the US and Europe and always being active. Grant was an excellent snow skier, advanced scuba diver, ran multiple marathons, participated and volunteered in multiple Hood to Coast Relays, river rafted for over 30 years and even walked the 500 mile Camino de Santiago across Spain with Mary by his side. But in his retirement Cycling became his primary passion specializing in LONG rides of 85-100. Often accompanied by his life-long friend Tim Gilmore.

Grant had a servant’s heart. This was evident in all the “volunteering” he did in his retirement. In retirement he volunteered as Fire Fighter, EMT and Fire Inspector in Pacific County Washington near He and Mary’s Beach Home. In recent years he served on the Fairview Safety Committee, The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Citizen Patrol for Corbett-The West Columbia River Gorge-Fairview and as a Cycling EMT for the Annual Seattle to Portland (STP) Cycling Event.

December 1st, 2006 Grant’s life changed forever. He became a Grandpa to twins! The light of his life were his grandkids, Nicholas and Presley. The role of Grandpa was built for Grant. Something Nick and Pres felt that daily. They travelled the US together so Grandpa could show them all the national parks over the years, did the Polar Express Train together each year during the holidays, spent countless weeks together at the beach and ALWAYS spent their New Years Eve’s together. His support and love was always felt by Nick and Pres…particularly at their sporting events where he was their loudest cheerleader by far.

A life WELL Lived!

Grant is preceded in death by his father Evans Larue Murrell and his mother Idris Ailene Murrell.

Grant is survived by; Wife Mary of 37 years, Son Kevin Carty (Lindsey), Grandkids Nicholas and Presley Carty, Brothers Greg Murrell (Barbara) and Gary Murrell (Michael), Neice Leigh Murrell

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be sent to:

The Oregon Humane Society https://www.oregonhumane.org/donate/or

Operation Nightwatch https://www.operationnightwatch.org/

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.batemancarrollfunerals.com for the Murrell family.