Recently, Place-4 City Councilman John Nichols brought me a copy of an obituary for Dr. Joseph J. McGraw (right), which appeared in a recent edition of The Bryan-College Station Eagle.

I didn’t immediately recognize Dr. McGraw’s name, but I should’ve: He served on the College Station City Council in 1969-70, and also volunteered his time as a member of the College Station Planning & Zoning Commission.

Judging from his obituary, McGraw clearly lived a life filled with love of his country, his community and his family. The World War II veteran passed away June 3 at the age of 86. He taught in the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University and later became director of Planning for the College of Medicine at University of Kuwait.

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