Isburg Funeral Chapel
Grant Gormley, 72, of Pierre, died October 30, 2019, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD.
Grant Edward Gormley, son of Robert Gormley and Mary Tempel Gormley, was born in LaCrosse, WI, April 21, 1947. From LaCrosse, the family moved to Racine, WI, and in 1951, to Choteau, MT. He graduated from Choteau High School in 1965 and received a BA in Economics, University of Chicago, MS in Education, University of Wisconsin, and Juris Doctor, University of Montana. He taught at high schools in West Saint Paul and Duluth, MN, and later at the University of Sioux Falls and at Capitol University Center in Pierre.
In 1972 Grant married Anne McQuillen in Sioux Falls, SD. After living in Missoula, MT, and Sioux Falls, SD, the couple moved to Pierre, SD, in 1977, where Grant worked as attorney for the SD Department of Legislative Audit. In 1980 Grant joined the Office of the SD Attorney General. He moved to the Governor's Office in 1987, where he served Governors George S. Mickelson and Walter Dale Miller. He served briefly as Secretary of the SD Department of Labor. In 1995 Grant returned to the Attorney General's Office and worked there until retiring in 2006.
Grant was preceded in death by his parents and several aunts and uncles. He is survived by Anne, his wife of 47 years, his son Joe of Sioux Falls and daughter Ellen (Jesse) Hopper of Watertown, SD, three grandchildren, his sister Gwen (Joe) Brott of Deer Lodge, MT, uncle Bill (Marcia)Tempel of Colfax, WA, sisters-in-law Kathleen (Tom, Sr.) Walsh and Mary McQuillen of Sioux Falls, Ellen (Greg) Cooch of Climbing Hill, IA, brother-in-law John McQuillen of Deadwood, SD, several nephews and nieces as well as numerous cousins.
Visitation will be held at Isburg Funeral Chapel at 5:00 pm Friday, November 8, followed by a prayer service at 6:00 pm. Funeral will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at 10:00 am Saturday, November 9. Memorials will be directed to the St. Mary's Hospital Foundation, the Choteau, MT, Lions Club Swimming Pool, or a charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be written at: www.isburgfuneralchapels.com
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