Frank Grant, 79, retired detective

Frank R. Grant of Ridgefield, a retired Stamford police detective, died at his home Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004 He was 79 years old and the husband of Joan Gilbert Grant.
Mr. Grant was born in Stamford on April 29, 1925, a son of the late Raymond and Sophia Dongviskis Grant. He attended Stamford schools and graduated from Stamford High School.
During World War II, Mr. Grant served in the U.S. Navy as a motor machinist’s mate second class and was awarded the American Theatre Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal and Victory Medal.
In 1953, he joined the Stamford Police Department and retired in 1978 as a member of its Detective Bureau.
A resident of Ridgefield for the past 35 years, Mr. Grant was a third degree member of St. Augustine Council #41, Knights of Columbus of Stamford, and a member of the Stamford Police Association. He attended St. Elizabeth Seton Church here.
He was an avid fan of the New York Yankees, New York Giants and the UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Besides his wife of 47 years, Mr. Grant is survived by a son Frank R. Grant, Jr. of Ridgefield; a brother, retired Greenwich Police Chief Raymond Grant of Old Greenwich; and several nieces and nephews survive.
A sister, Doris Considine, wife of former Stamford Police Chief John T. Considine, died before him.
The Rev. David Franklin, parochial vicar, celebrated a Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday in St. Elizabeth Seton Church.
Burial will take place in Ridgebury Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 300 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT 06450 or to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492
The Kane Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.