Dear Editor,
The obituary for Paul Grace was overly modest. In regard to his military service, during World War II, Paul was sent to Africa as a forward observer. He told me that he walked across Africa chasing Rommel, then was shipped to Sicily and walked to Berlin. With all this dangerous action he was never wounded but had worn out his boots.
The American forces were to stop their advance and let the Russian army take Berlin. Paul went to army supply to get new boots. They told him they had no size 17 so Paul asked what he should do. As the war in this part of the world was basically over for American forces he was told to walk to one of the small towns in the area and find a cobbler that could repair or make new boots. I think that is what he did.
As the original obituary mentioned, Paul worked for C. V. Cale but there is so much more to know about Paul. He was an exceptional construction superintendent. He was the superintendent on many local buildings including the large bank building at Broadway and Main, which is now the offices of ILS and Adams, Brown, Beran and Ball, the Great Bend High Rise, Dillons at 10th and McKinley, the Congregational Church, an addition to the high school and several buildings a the Barton Community College, including the Gym, Fine Arts and Class Room buildings.
He was probably the finest finish carpenter that Great Bend ever produced. I will miss him greatly as knowing him was a great privilege.

Pat Cale
Great Bend