e ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁She ▁out l ived ▁her ▁husband ▁by ▁nearly ▁three ▁dec ades , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁citiz en ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁Grace ▁entered ▁UI ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Pi ▁S igma ▁R ho ▁sor or ity , ▁which ▁became ▁Al pha ▁Ph i ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Ill ness ▁from ▁influen za ▁delayed ▁her ▁gradu ation ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁major ing ▁in ▁English ▁with ▁a ▁minor ▁in ▁music . ▁With ▁two ▁older ▁brothers ▁having ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁she ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁Memorial ▁G ymnasium , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Grace ▁was ▁a ▁financial ▁ad visor ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁elected ▁a ▁county ▁commission er ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁( both ▁very ▁un common ▁for ▁a ▁woman ▁at ▁the ▁time ), ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁local ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁A ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁county ▁historical ▁society , ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁newspaper ▁column ist ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁for ▁the ▁Moscow - P ull man ▁Daily ▁News , ▁writing ▁right ▁up ▁until ▁her ▁death , ▁which ▁came ▁a ▁day ▁sh y ▁▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁is ▁buried ▁together ▁at ▁the ▁city ▁c emetery ▁in ▁Gen ese e ; ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Grace ▁J ain ▁and ▁Donald , ▁and ▁eight ▁grand children .