He Graduated high school and joined the Air Force. After leaving the Air Force he worked as a foreman for the powerhouse with the Air Force Missile Tracking Station. He worked in Antigua, Grand Turk, Grand Bahamas & Ascension Island to name a few.
Mr. DeGraw had a membership with the National Audubon Society and National Parks of the United States. He loved his family, traveling and photography.
He is survived by his daughter Carolena DeGraw, his sons Frankie Lark and his wife Shula Lark, Jamie Lopez, Rene Lopez and his wife Sylvia Lopez and Julio Soto and his wife Silvia Soto. He also leaves behind his four grandchildren: Maria Gina Lopez, Bellie Jean Lopez, Bernice DeGraw-Allen, Yanina Soto and his brother Don DeGraw and his sister Jeannie Waruch.
Services will be held on May 7, 2025 at 2pm at Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home, 1360 N. Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island, FL 32953.
Donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association in honor of William DeGraw.
