Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Grisez John P  950504 p5
John P. Grisez, 51;  Modesto attorney John P. Grisez, who was born and raised on the West Side, died Sunday at
Memorial Medical Center after a short illness.  He was 51.  A native of Patterson, he graduated from Orestimba High
School in Newman and after serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, received a degree from the U.C. Davis Law School.
He was awarded a bronze star in the military.  He served a term on the Newman-Crows Landing school board and for
three years was a member of the County Drug Advisory Board, serving as its chair in 1982-83.  Before serving in the
military, he earned a bachelor's degree with honors from Davis and a master's degree from Oregon State University.  He
worked in the Stanislaus County Public Defender's office for 12 years before entering private practice in 1985,
specializing in defending indigent clients and earning a reputation as an outstanding defense attorney.  He was a member
of the California State Bar Association, the Modesto 500 Lions Club, Modesto Sunrise Rotary Club, and was a director of
the Great Valley Museum.  A memorial service will be held this Friday at the McHenry Chapel of Franklin & Downs in
Modesto.  Survivors include his parents, John and Josephine Grisez of Crows Landing; two brothers, Dr. James L. Grisez
of Gilroy and Jay Michael Grisez of Santa Cruz; and a sister, Joan Esposito of Manhattan Beach.