Harold E. Grant, 92

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CRANSTON – Harold Grant died June 29. He was the husband of Edith (Engelson) Grant for 65 years.

Born in New York, N.Y., a son of the late Herman and Ethel (Hymes) Goldstein, he had lived in Cranston for 47 years.

He was the owner and general manager of Bess Textiles in Pawtucket for 26 years and previously owned Peter Pan Textiles in Patterson, N.J., retiring in 1990.

A World War II Army veteran, serving in Europe as a first lieutenant from 1944 to 1946, he received a Purple Heart for his service in the “Battle of the Bulge.”

He received his bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University in 1943 and was voted “Best Athlete” in 1942.

A member of Temple Sinai and its Brotherhood, he was a chairman for the blood bank and enjoyed tennis, bridge, baseball and scouting.

The father of Michael Grant and his wife Joan of Scarsdale, N.Y. and the late Donald Grant, he was the grandfather of Steven and Allison, brother of the late Professor Sydney Grant and brother-in-law of Margarita Grant.

Contributions may be made to The Donald Grant Library Fund, c/o Temple Sinai, 30 Hagen Ave., Cranston, RI 02920 or the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY10018.