2010 (t) Graham Landon McCord (26)

[Mary Susan Taylor]

2010 (t) Graham Landon McCord (26)

Monterey Herald, CA July 24, 2018 (scanned)

Graham Jameson McCord Feb. 24, 1992 - June 25, 2018 Pacific Grove / Graham moved to the Arcata-Eureka, CA area to attend College of the Redwoods, and he had been living there for nearly four years. He spent his youth in Pacific Grove and attended PG schools. He excelled in sports and was a competitive gymnast from an early age into middle school. He also loved soccer and played sweeper for the PG High team and a travel team - "the Pumas. " After high school he attended Monterey Peninsula College and worked at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Graham was dearly loved by his family and we are heartbroken with his passing. He is survived by his mother, Claudia Kostyshak of Pacific Grove, by his father, Jim McCord of Monterey, and stepfather Geoff Kostyshak. He also leaves his maternal grandparents, Ray and Mary Rice of Arcata, CA, his aunt and uncle, Marla and Frank Dickinson of LaSelva Beach, CA, his aunt Barbara O'Loren of Arcata, CA, and his cousins, stepbrothers, and their families. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Ivan and Bea McCord and his uncle Ivan. Burial will be private. Memorial Contributions are welcome and should be made to Interim, Inc. or NAMI - Monterey County.