GRAYDON L. "SLIM" Age 97, died Monday, September 5, 2011. He is survived by his wife Shirley Welch; his son, Ronald Welch and wife, Rosemary Urban; grandchildren, Matthew Welch, Joshua Welch and wife, Haley, Gwendolyn Welch-Mosimann and husband, Mike; great grandchildren, Maria and Willow; step children, Glenda, Ken and Karen Freberg. Graydon was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Margaret Anne Welch and son, Brian Edwin Welch. Graydon loved to fly and owned five airplanes. While living in Los Lunas, his airplane hangar was attached to his home and he would taxi down the street to take off. "Slim" enjoyed boating and actually lived on his boat for a year in Florida. He had a fascination with the Titanic, studied it and visited where it was built and where it sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Graydon and Shirley also enjoyed many cruises together. Mr. Welch was an aeronautical engineer and worked for McDonald Douglas Aircraft until he retired. Friends may visit French, Thursday, September 8, 2011, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 11, 2011, 1:00 p.m. at Hovie Funeral Home in Sault Ste Marie, MI with interment to follow at Pine Grove Cemetery. A Memorial service will be held Sunday, September 29, 2011, 1:30 p.m. at St Paul's Church of Christ in Rio Rancho. Memorial contributions may be made to St Paul's Church of Christ, 2701 The America Rd SE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124. Please visit our online guestbook for Slim at: RememberTheirStory.com FRENCH 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW Albuquerque, NM 87125
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