James Gordon Graham, 91, Brownsburg, passed away October 16 following his beloved
wife Roberta Ratliff Graham, who passed away earlier this year. Born October 11, 1933, in
Phillipsburg, Ohio to the late Gordon DeCou Graham and Ruth Fisher Graham, Jim spent
much of his youth in Danville, graduating from Danville High School. Jim went on to earn a
master's degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University. After graduation and
receiving his Naval officer commission, Jim entered the Navy's jet pilot program becoming
the shortest pilot in the Navy. After his service in the US Navy, Jim transitioned to the Army
as a helicopter pilot for the Indiana National Guard and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Jim
also had a successful business career as the President of AGA Fleet Products in
Indianapolis.

Jim had a passion for aviation, learning to fly before learning to drive and continued flying
well into his seventies. He was also well-known in Indiana for his philanthropy and the
Rotary ideal of "service above self."

Jim was an active member of the Lizton United Methodist Church and Brownsburg Rotary
Club, serving as past president and Rotary District Governor. He served on the board of
directors of the Indiana War Memorial Foundation and was a lifetime member of the
Scouting Heritage Society.

Among the many awards Jim received are the Purdue University ROTC Hall of Fame, City of
Indianapolis Distinguished Citizen Award, FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award,
Morton-Finney Public Service Award, Boy Scouts District Award of Merit, Boy Scouts Silver
Beaver Award, Rotary's Cliff Dochterman Award, and Rotary International Service Above
Self Award.

Jim is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, brother Robert and sister Charlotte
Sherfey. He is survived by his sister Joan (Walt) Able; sister-in-law Virginia; sons Bruce
(Julie) Graham and Richard (Angela) Graham; grandchildren Brent Graham, Brian Graham,
Kathryn (Drew) Koning, Audrey (Wesley) Coolbaugh, Claire (Mitchell) Moore, William
Graham, and great-grandchild, Asher Koning.

The memorial service will be November 2, 2024, at Matthews Mortuary in
Brownsburg. Visitation will be 11:00 - 1:00; the service begins at 1:00. Interment will be at
K of P Cemetery in Lizton, IN.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Jim's memory to Gift of Life International, PO
Box 630436, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 or Riley Children's Foundation, PO Box 3356,
Indianapolis, IN 46206 (indicate in the memo line "to support Dr. Turrentine's mission
trips").