Bill Gary Grace

Bill Gary Grace of Burson, CA, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014 in Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, CA at the age of 71. Bill was born in San Francisco, CA on July 17, 1943, the son of the late Harvey and Ethel (Nash) Grace.He grew up in Redwood City, CA graduated from Sequoia High School in 1961. Bill married his wife, Linda and the couple lived and worked in the Bay area till 1982. He moved his family to Kelseyville, Lake County, CA where he started his own business, Grace Way Machine, Corvette Reconstruction. He invented and held the patents on several different types of body shop repair equipment. In 1997 he relocated his family to Burson, CA , where he continued to run his business. His wife of 50 years as well as his family, business associates and the drag racing community he was involved with, will miss him.Bill is survived by his wife Linda Grace of Burson, CA; sons, Joseph "Joe" Grace of Burson, CA, Gary Grace (Mitzi) of Valley Springs, CA; sister, Barbara Lindeman of Grass Valley, CA; 5 grandchildren; nieces and nephews. A private graveside service will be held at Garden of Trees at Sunset View Cemetery.