Carolyn S. (Robbin) Grace

born October 6, 1937 to Barney and Lillian Robbin in Washington, DC, died peacefully January 17, 2015 in Jamaica Plain, MA.  Carolyn is survived by her brother, Tony Robbin of New York, NY; her husband of 44 years, John Grace of Belmont, MA; children James Carr of Brookline, MA, Julie Carr of Denver, CO, Anna Grace of Washington, DC, and Claire Grace of Middletown, CT; grandchildren Benjamin, Alice and Lucy Roberts of Denver, CO, and Nina and Jonah Carr of Brookline, MA; her former husband, Steven Carr of Cambridge, MA; and many other relatives and friends.  Carolyn graduated from Kubasaki High School, Okinawa, Japan (1955), Stanford College (1958), and Northeastern Law School (1976).  In the 1960s, Carolyn helped produce science programs at WGBH TV and edited acclaimed ethnographic films by John Marshall.  She also worked against the war in Vietnam and was active in efforts to elect black candidates to public office.  Beginning in 1976, Carolyn practiced law at Foley, Hoag & Eliot, at the US Attorney’s office, and as a founding partner of Shapiro & Grace, (now Shapiro, Haber & Urmy).  In 1992, John and Carolyn founded the Atlantic Blanket Company of Swans Island, ME, creating their award-winning Swans Island Blankets.  Carolyn was buried January 22, 2015 at Walnut Hills Cemetery in Brookline, MA.  A memorial service will be held at a later date.  To receive notice of the memorial service or leave condolences, please send email to carolyn.grace.memorial@gmail.com. Donations in Carolyn’s memory may be made to the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (www.aclum.org) or to the Southern Poverty Law Center (www.splcenter.org).