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Obituary of J Peter Grace Aiken ties and New York figure
J Peter Grace died April 19 in New York City. He ran W R Grace and Co for 47 years and led the Grace Commission under President Reagan. Aiken connections include St. Paul’s, Aiken Preparatory School, and relatives who long kept Two Trees on Magnolia Street. He supported Catholic charities and Legatus and was a famed polo player and Yale alumnus.
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J. Peter Grace
New York City
W.R. Grace and Co
William R. Grace
Mr. Grace
W.R. Grace
Yale
New York Times
Grace
Grace Commission
Ronald Reagan
APS
F. Skiddy von Stade
Pete Grace
von Stade
Harvard
Grace Plantation
Walterboro
Hecksher
Aiken Prep
St. Paul’s
Aiken
the Times
Legatus
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Federal Building
FBI
Ramzi Ahmad Yousef
New York Trade Center
United States
Israel
Palestine
Branch Davidian
Waco
Texas
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Oklahoma City Federal Building
White House