ober ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁– ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁veter an ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁California ▁C ities . ▁He ▁became ▁executive ▁director ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁California ▁against ▁inc umb ent ▁Good win ▁J . ▁Knight . ▁His ▁campaign ▁director ▁was ▁Pierre ▁Sal inger , ▁who ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁J F K ' s ▁press ▁secretary . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Indust rial ▁Development ▁Cor p . ▁After ▁this ▁he ▁got ▁involved ▁in ▁real ▁estate . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁return ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁real ▁estate . ▁He ▁also ▁rode ▁on ▁Air ▁Force ▁One ▁with ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁Family ▁Richard ▁P . ▁Gra ves ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Helen ▁Mc D erm ott ▁Gra ves . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁son ▁named ▁Stephen , ▁a ▁daughter ▁named ▁Per rin ▁Mac Each ern , ▁a ▁sister ▁named ▁Kath ery n ▁W icks , ▁nine ▁grand children ▁( L aw rie ▁Gra ves ▁Bol ger , ▁Jonathan ▁Gra ves , ▁K atie ▁Gra ves ... ), ▁and ▁great - grand children ▁named ▁Jess ie ▁A . ▁Bol ger , ▁E . ▁Ba ile ▁Bol ger , ▁Meg an ▁L . ▁Gra ves , ▁Christopher ▁P . ▁Gra ves ... ▁ ▁Education ▁Gra