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Joseph Grevey, born December 11, 1909 in Biala-Podlaska, Poland, passed away at the age of 97 on January 27, 2007 at home, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his daughters, Helen Grevey-Hertz and husband, Jay, Marianne Fischer and husband, Ruy; grandchildren, Alexander Fischer and wife, Ronit and great-granddaughter, Karina Simone Fischer, Vivian Fischer and Suzana Fischer; niece, Eileen Grevey Hillson and husband, David; Sean Clifford and Lisa Clifford; sister-in-law, Estelle Rosenblum; cousin, Irving Mechanick; and by a large family in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Joseph received his degree in chemical engineering from the University of Czechoslovakia in Brno in the 1930s. Thereafter he moved to Paris, France where he met his beloved wife, Simone, who passed away in 1999. During World War II, Joseph served in the French Army. He escaped the Holocaust and came to the United States in 1942 where he served in the U.S. Army and became a citizen. In the mid 1940s, Joseph moved to Albuquerque and founded the Duke City Lumber Company with his brothers, Maurice and Jack. He retired from Duke City in 1979 having served as its president for ten years. Joseph was a very devoted and loving husband, father, family patriarch and friend. He was an ardent supporter of Jewish philanthropies and the State of Israel, all of whom benefited from his kind generosity. Therefore the family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in his memory to the Albuquerque Jewish Community Center, 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, 87109. Services will be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. at Congregation B'Nai Israel, 4401 Indian School NE. French Mortuary, Inc. 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400
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