Grado - Holy Cross Cemetery - Houston, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 47.301 W 095° 22.133
15R E 271010 N 3297685
Holy Cross Cemetery is the second oldest Catholic cemetery in Houston. It is located off of IH 45 North a short distance down Main Street from the highway.
Waymark Code: WM12HBH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2020
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Sometimes there isn’t a lot of information to go by. Not much information was found on the Giovanni Grado Family in Holy Cross Cemetery. What was there didn’t answer the question of who is entombed here.
At best guess, this is the final resting place of Giovanni Grado, his wife Caroline, and possibly their youngest son John, Jr. He was killed in 1930, so he may be buried near by.
The building is rather large, with room for maybe 8 to 10 vaults. It appears to be constructed of block. There are four columns on each side, the door is metal with glass. The family name GRADO is on the door and above on the frieze.
Giovanni “John” Grado
Born 11 May 1852
Caltabellotta, Provincia di Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy
Died 30 Sep 1940 (aged 88)
Caroline Billitti Grado
Born 4 Dec 1872
Died 22 Jan 1937 (aged 64)
Children
Sadie Grado Borrello
Born 27 Jan 1890
Texas, USA
Died 23 Nov 1981 (aged 91)
Burial Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
Johanna Grado Pancamo
Born 9 Jan 1891
Died 21 Jan 1956 (aged 65)
Has individual headstone outside of mausoleum
Joseph D “Joe” Grado
Born 25 Jul 1895
Died 12 Dec 1964 (aged 69)
Burial Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
Rose Grado Pancamo
Born 25 Dec 1896
Died 20 Dec 1961 (aged 64)
Has individual headstone outside of mausoleum
Julia Grado Long
Born 2 Aug 1903
Died 22 May 1979 (aged 75)
Burial Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
John “Johnny” Grado, Jr
Born 12 Jan 1905
Died 16 Aug 1930 (aged 25)
Johnny graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans and opened a small pharmacy on Navigation, the Midget Pharmacy. He was shot through the heart and died in the pharmacy. The reports in the Galveston Daily News indicate he reopened the drug store for two young men both of whom claimed the gun discharged accidentally, each claiming the other had possession of the weapon.