Grayeb, Edward G.
Edward George Grayeb, son of Syria (Kanan) and Philip Khoury Grayeb, born February 18,1938 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, passed away on Tuesday, October 19th, after decades of joyful living and a weekend of family fun. Ed grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut, attended Leavenworth High School, joined the U.S. Marine Corps and attended basic training at Parris Island, SC. He served in Okinawa, was honorably discharged LCpl, and returned to meet the love of his life, Madeleine (Gelinas) Grayeb. He worked in Waterbury at Scovill
Manufacturing, which became Century Brass,before opening the East Hartford-Glastonbury location of Curtainland with his brother Phil Grayeb and his uncle Joe Kanan in 1981. Always helping people, Ed continued his career in retail after closing Curtainland in 1994, working at Circuit City and ultimately Home Depot for
18 years. Prior to retiring at the age of 81, he received multiple awards for his customer service and sales skills, including repeatedly generating more annual sales in the custom blinds department he managed than most of his peers at other stores throughout the New England region. In addition to his wife of 58 years, Madeleine Grayeb, he is survived by his sister Helen Fascia and her husband John, of Wolcott, his brother Philip Grayeb, Jr., and his wife Susan Keeley Grayeb, of Oakville, his four children Catherine Evans, of South Windsor, Michael Grayeb, of Larchmont, NY, Joe Grayeb
and his wife Vivian, of Rocky Hill, and Glen Grayeb and his wife Sarah of Darien. He was blessed with six grandchildren: Kristen Allen, Jason Allen and his wife Kelly, Robert Joseph and Philip Evans, and Emma and Jack Grayeb. He also had the joy of two great grandchildren: Blake Allen and Cameron Allen, and dozens of nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved dearly. Ed was ever the outdoorsman who loved camping, fishing, and hunting, and took his family on camping trips up and down the eastern seaboard, from Maine to Florida, from Old Orchard Beach, Gettysburg, and Hershey, PA,
to Disney World. He also enjoyed many summer weekends with his family at Hidden Acres Family Campground in Connecticut. Early on, his friends taught him fly tying and fly fishing. Until recently, his frequent trips to New Hampshire to visit his dear friend Dick Dionne always included fishing trips on the Androscoggin River and Akers Pond. He really enjoyed playing cards with
friends and spending time with his dear friend Al Zodda playing electronic poker and earning points at the casinos. But what he treasured more than anything else was time with his family. He always had a twinkle in his eye and a quick joke to slide in whenever he could get a word in edgewise at noisy family gatherings. His heart was filled with joy at the annual family reunions. Family meant everything to Ed, and Ed meant everything to his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am on Friday, November 5th in St. Josephine
Bahkita Church, St. Elizabeth Seton Campus, Rocky Hill, followed by a military honors funeral ceremony at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation www.clfoundation.org are appreciated. For online guestbook please visit www.Brooklawnfuneralhome. com.