KERRVILLE — Tina (Olive Christine) Grappe was born Oct. 19, 1922, in Haskell, Texas, and died April 28, 2009, in Kerrville, Texas.   She was a 1939 graduate of Haskell High School and for many years was a resident of San Antonio.  Her dear friends from Haskell High, Madge and LaVerne, also lived in San Antonio and the three stayed close all through the years.  Tina was preceded in death by her husband, Ludrew Grappe, and her brothers, Hugh Lowe and Ross Lowe.

Tina left us quickly and quietly, as was her way. She spent her time enjoying the simple things in life.

Friends, family and most especially her grandkids were her greatest joys. Any time spent with her was filled with laugher. Tina took great delight in visiting, sipping a soda and enjoying a good joke or funny story. Simply said, Tina enjoyed people and people enjoyed Tina. Her natural ability to make people feel comfortable and at ease endeared her to many people who felt privileged to call her their friend. Sitting on the porch in the cool of a summer’s eve, surrounded by friends and family with a Coke and cookie was a happy occasion for her.

Tina is survived by her sister, Doris Williams of Richardson, Texas; two sons, Larry Grappe of Hunt and Steve Grappe of San Angelo; daughters-in-law, Shelly Beth Grappe of San Angelo and Patty Crockett of Hunt; three grandsons, Anthony Jude Trotter of Tokyo, Japan, Austin Vincent Grappe of Lubbock and Tyler Ryan Grappe of San Angelo; and one granddaughter, Emma Crockett of Hunt.

GiGi, you will never be far from us, and we rejoice that you are now with Papaw in the arms of the Lord.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday, May 1, at Brookehill Funeral Home in San Antonio, Texas, with a graveside service to follow at 3 p.m. at Mission Burial Park South.   Arrangements are under the direction of Brookehill Funeral Home in San Antonio,
210-923-7523.