Hamish C.F. Gravem died suddenly at the age of 82 after a brief illness. He was born on January 19th, 1934 and raised in Orleans, Cape Cod and was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy class of 1952 and Harvard University class of 1956. He was a successful banker and an accomplished tennis player who played in many venues including Wimbledon. He was intelligent, funny, loveable and most of all generous. There wouldn’t be a Christmas without him paying off someone’s lay away, or going to his local pharmacy and insisting on paying for the cute old lady in front of him. He had a passion for animals, especially his beloved dog Money Penny and his birds. His back yard is a bird’s paradise.
He truly showed on almost a daily basis what it is to love. He married his soul mate, Jorunn H. Gravem on March 26, 1966 and they just recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in the Caribbean. She was his world, his rock, his smile. They exemplified what a marriage should be.
Hamish has 3 children, Hamish Ziegler and spouse Carolyn, Kirsten B.G. Kadra and spouse Tom Cotter and Craig F.B. Gravem and fiancee Bonnie Coy. He has four grandchildren, Beagan Sterckx-Ziegler, Zoe Sterckx-Gravem, Madison B. Kadra and Hunter N.B. Kadra. He adored them, and was always challenging them with a spelling test for a few bucks. His sense of humor was unstoppable, his stubbornness challenged, but his generosity knew no bounds.
He was the son of the late Axel Berg Gravem and Joyce Buchannan Gravem, brother of Nancy Phillips and the late Pamela Chisholm.
He will always be remembered for his love of peanut butter, bacon and butter sandwiches, his silk and cashmere scarves, and the ability to make people happy.
A celebration of his amazing and wonderful life will be held this summer.
In lieu of flowers and in memory of him, please pay it forward.
For online guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.