Grady Avant Jr. ’54

Grady died June 2, 2004, in Birmingham, Ala.

Born in New Orleans, he attended New Mexico Military Institute and Punahou School in Honolulu. At Princeton, he majored in history and was active in track, student government, and debate. He subsequently served three years in the Marine Corps, attaining the rank of captain.

He received a law degree from Harvard Law School and practiced in Birmingham and in Detroit. He held memberships with the American Law Institute as well as many other organizations.

He is survived by his wife, Katherine Yancey, son Grady Mellen, and daughter Mary Willis Yancey Avant. The class sends its sympathy to his family in their loss.

The Class of 1954