It is such a huge testimonial to tell those of you- Grant's family & closest friends- how HUGELY Grant's wide & authentic contagious smile and his blend of sweet,soulful, gentle kind of koolness- whether in the band or not....touched Hal & me during the middle & high school years in ways that stayed with us even though we were more peripheral people in his life. He touched us with his open face & heart and we always sought out a sighting of him at school events. He was easy to "feel out" because his joyfulness seemed to waft through the airwaves to every nook & cranny of the space he was in. I love the description that only one city was not enough for Grant! 

I am truly heartbroken for this tremendous loss to our world which desperately needs MORE human beings like Grant, not fewer. I am deeply sad for Grant's family & friends. May gentleness be with all who love him as you heal gently forever.