Willard "Bill" Gralia Sr

1936 - 2025

Willard "Bill" Gralia Sr obituary, 1936-2025, Port St. Lucie, FL

Willard "Bill" Gralia Sr

1936 - 2025

BORN

1936

DIED

2025

Willard Gralia Sr Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 7, 2025.
Port St. Lucie - Willard "Bill" Gralia, Sr. passed away in his wife's loving arms while holding his beloved dog, Genesis. He was born October 18, 1936 in Springfield, MA, son of the late Ernest and Fannie (Barr) Gralia. He graduated Class of 1956 from Tech High in Springfield, MA and joined into his family's business, Gralia Brothers Lumber Yard. From age 16 he began home building and from there went to Springfield, MA Carpenters Union where he worked on Bay Path College as well as several other community buildings. At age 22 Bill started his own business, W.L. Gralia and Slumber Homes Developing building residential communities. He was elected President of the Springfield Builders Association in 1961. In 1969 Bill joined his brother in the E.A. Gralia Construction Co. in East Longmeadow, MA until the early 1980's then proceeded with C.R. Klewin in CT. before he semi-retired as superintendent of Commercial Construction. In 1992 Bill and his wife, Carole moved to a home they had built on Long Lake, Me. Where he ran his own Light Construction and Home Watch business. Bill was Past President of the Harrison, ME Lions Club, served on the Harrison Town Board and President of the Pine Point Home Owners Association. In 2000 Bill and Carole sold their home in Maine and moved to Key Largo, Florida Keys where he became the President of the Silver Shores Homeowners Association. 2002 the moved to "higher ground" to Port St. Lucie. Willard is survived by his loving wife Carole, daughter Donna, sons David and Willard L. Jr., stepson Todd and a brother Ernest (wife Rose).

A visitation and celebration of Life will be held Thursday January 9, 2025 1-2PM at Aycock Funeral Home 6026 North US Highway 1, Ft. Pierce with services following at 2PM. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

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February 13, 2026

CAROLE A GRALIA posted to the memorial.

January 1, 2026

CAROLE A GRALIA posted to the memorial.

October 12, 2025

Gizmo and Ma posted to the memorial.

CAROLE A GRALIA

February 13, 2026

A HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO MY LOVE. YOUR IN MY MIND DAILY AND MY HEART FOREVER. I MISS YOU VERY MUCH HONEY AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU TAUGHT ME TO SURVIVE. THANK YOU FOR THE TWO OF US TO MOVE TO WHERE I AM AND WILL STAY UNTIL I JOIN YOU. LOVE YOU DEARLY, CAROLE

CAROLE A GRALIA

January 1, 2026

IT IS JANUARY 1, 2026 AND 1 YEAR SINCE I LAST HELD YOU AND SPOKE TO YOU. YOU TOOK YOUR LAST BREATH AT 7:12 A.M. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT.

IN THIS YEAR LITTLE JENNIE AND I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO CARRY ON. ALOT OF PAPERWORK, CHANGES, GOOD DAYS AND BAD ONES, BUT WE ARE OK AND HAVE A ROUTINE FOR THE 2 OF US AND GETTING BY OK.

I AM SURE YOU ARE WITH OUR LORD AND HAVE SEEN YOUR FORMER FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND NO LONGER HAVE NO PAIN AT ALL. THAT WAS MY BIGGES REQUEST IN MY PRAYERS...........NO PAIN AS I SAW YOU GO THROUGH MORE THEN YOU DESERVED BUT THIS, LAST OUT OF NO WHERE, CANCER MADE YOU TURN TO MORPHINE FOR RELIEF UNTIL THERE WERE NO STRONGER THAT I WOULD BE ALLOWED TO GIVE YOU AT HOME. NOW YOU ARE FREE AND WELL AND I HOPE HAPPY.

MISS YOU SO MUCH HON,
CAROLE & JENNIE

Gizmo and Ma

October 12, 2025

Happy barkday, Heavenly fren Bill. You are so very loved and missed. Thank you for watching over sweet Carole.

CAROLE A GRALIA

October 12, 2025

IT WILL BE 1 YEAR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY WE LEARNED OF THIS RARE STAGE 4 CANCER SO YOUR 2024 BIRTHDAY WAS NOT A GOOD ONE BUT WE WERE TOGETHER AT LEAST TO DISCUSS MANY THINGS AND HOLD EACH OTHER. IT WAS A FAST YEAR HONEY. ALOT OF PAPERWORK AND MAKING THINGS AS YOU WANTED. LITTLE GENESIS LAID IN BED FOR THE LONGEST TIME AT NIGHT FACING THE DOOR AND THE SLIGHTEST NOISE HER HEAD CAME UP JUST IN CASE IT WERE YOU.

THIS OCT. 18 YOU WILL BE IN MY HEART AND MY MIND ALL DAY FROM THE TIME WE GOT UP TILL THE TIME WE GOT THE NEWS AND EVERY DAY SINCE THEN TILL JAN. 1 7:12 A.M. WHEN OUR WHOLE WORLD CHANGED. LOVE AND MISS YOU BILL AND I AM TAKING CARE OF LIL JENNIE FOR YOU AND NOW SHE HAS BECOME MY GUARDIAN.I WILL SEE YOU IN THE FUTURE MY LOVE. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN OUR 40TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY NOV. 9. THAT WILL BE A HARD DAY ALSO FOR ME.
UNTIL, CAROLE

CAROLE A GRALIA

August 29, 2025

IN A FEW DAYS WE WILL BE IN THE 9TH MONTH OF 2025 SINCE MY BILL PASSED AWAY. 9 MONTHS GONE SO FAST. I PRAY DAILY HE IS WITHOUT PAIN AND HIS DAYS FILLED WITH ALL GOOD THINGS. I DO NOT WISH HIM FURTHER PAIN AND NEW YEARS EVE HE WAS NOT AWAKE AND NEVER MOVED ALL NIGHT. I KEPT TELLING HIM I WAS THERE AND LOVED HIM BUT NO REPLY THEN COME 7:12 A.M. NEW YEARS DAY MORNING HE DREW HIS LAST BREATH. WE NEVER GOT TO SAY GOODBYE OR GRASP ONTO EARCH OTHER. IT WAS QUIET AND PEACEFUL AND HE JUST SLIPPED AWAY.
I MISS YOU BILL LOVED YOU THEN, LOVE YOU NOW AND EVER WILL.

CAROLE A GRALIA

August 9, 2025

IT IS NOW 8 MONTHS SINCE YOU LEFT. JENNIE AND I STAY HOME MOSTLY AND JUST HARD TO ACCEPT YOU LEFT SO FAST. I KNOW YOU WERE IN AWFUL PAIN AND I DID NOT WANT YOU TO ENDURE THAT. A HUGE CHANGE FROM EARLY MORNING TO AFTERNOON AND YOU SLIPPED INTO A SORT OF COMA, NEVER WOKE UP NEW YEARS EVE AND NEW YEARS DAY MORN BEFOR SUNRISE YOU QUIETLY LEFT US. I KEEP SEEING THAT MOMENT AT 7:12 A.M. AND TRYING TO TUCK IT AWAY IN MY HEAD BUT IT IS HARD LOVE. BUT I SAY NOTHING. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GAVE AND THYE PROTECTION YOU GAVE ME AND JENNIE UNTIL WE SEE YOU AGAIN.

CAROLE A GRALIA

May 29, 2025

THIS WAS LAST JULY BILL HOLDING JENNIE #1 SPOILED CHILD.
JUNE 1 IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER..........WHERE IS THIS TIME GOING? I DEARLY MISS YOU.SO MUCH QUIET NOW. I HAD BEEN BUSY WITH YOUFROM OCT. 18, 2024 AND THINGS KEPT GETTING WORSE. THEN IT HAPPENED, NEW YEARS DAY AT 7:12 A.M. YOU LEFT ME. YOUR PAIN HAD BECOME MORE THEN YOU COULD STAND AND YOU TOOK ALOT OF PAIN IN OUR TIME TOGETHER.I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU STILL ALWAYS WILL.

CAROLE A GRALIA

May 10, 2025

TOMORROW IS MOTHERS DAY HONEY AND WE USUALLY WNET OUT TO EAT. NOT THIS YEAR OR ANY TO COME. I WILL BE HOME WITH JENNIE AND WATCH TV. I MISS SO MUCH AND LOVE YOU TILL END OF MY TIME. IT IS JUST NOT THE SAME ANYMORE BUT I LISTENED TO ALL YOU ADVISED AND REMEMBERING AND DO AS YOU ASKED. ,MOTHERS DAY 2025 THIS WAS US NEW YEARS MORNING 2025 7:12 A.M.

CAROLE A GRALIA

April 13, 2025

CAROLE

April 2, 2025

IT IS 3 MONTHS YOU ARE GONE AND IM MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH HON BUT IF YOU ARE PAIN .FREE AT LAST I AM GRATEFUL. PLEASE LOOK AFTER ME.LIFE IS SO DIFFERENT NOW.

Carole Gralia

January 27, 2025

STEP SON TODD IS A PRIVATE CORPORATE PILOT AND A SPECIAL TREAT.............POP GOT A TASTE OF PRIVATE FLYING ONE DAY.........HE LIKED IT TOO .

Carole Gralia

January 26, 2025

HERE WE ARE ENJOYING A SHOW BEING PUT ON AT THE PALMS OF ST. LUCIE WEST.

Carole Gralia

January 26, 2025

THIS PICTURE WAS FROM A CRUISE TO WESTERN CARRIBBEAN. WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME

Carole Gralia

January 8, 2025

1983 I MET BILL IN A COFFEE SHOP IN STOCKBRIDGE ,MA. AND BEGAN A FRIENDSHIP THAT LED TO MARRIGE NOV. 9, 1985 AND SINCE THAT DAY I FELT LIKE A VERY BLESSED WOMAN TO BE IN LOVE WITH A LOYAL, DEVOATED, KIND AND LOVING MAN. BILL WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO WOULD GIVE THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK TO HELP SOMEONE AND THERE WERE SITUATIONS HE DID.
I LOSE MY BEST BUDDY AND HUSBAND BUT WE WILL BE TOGETHER FOREVER IN TIME. LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART, CAROLE

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Aycock Funeral Home & Hillcrest Memorial Gardens

6026 North US Highway 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34946

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Gizmo and Ma posted to the memorial.