Constantine Raymond Graygor died February 8, after a year-long battle with lymphoma. He was 73.
Born in Southampton to Carl Peter and Stella Dominski Graygor, Mr. Graygor, known as “Connie,” lived most of his life near the Gulf Coast in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Survivors said Mr. Graygor had a wonderful childhood in Southampton, spending a lot of time on the water. As a young man, he worked as a valet and a golf caddy at Southampton Golf Club. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 17 and served as a cryptographer in Korea.
Following military service, he went on to be one of Olivetti Corporation’s top salespeople in the late 1960s. An entrepreneur at heart, Mr. Graygor tried his hand at a number of careers, including ownership of Copy Distributing Co. in San Antonio and praline candy production. However, he found his true calling in the custom homebuilding business. He founded Southshore Homes and Homes by Connie Graygor; his companies built some of Corpus’s finest homes.
Offshore fishing, motorhome travel and new cars were just a few of Mr. Graygor’s hobbies. Survivors said that he had magnanimous personality and was the wise guy who was always the life of the party.
Mr. Gaygor is survived by his partner Cindy Rigby of Texas; two daughters, Tracey Ann Graygor Cannizzarro of Staten Island and Carley Graygor Alexander of Washington; a son, Christopher Michael Graygor of Texas; two sisters, Dorothy Norris and Lucille Weaver, both of Texas; and five grandchildren, Alexandria Marie Musto of Staten Island, William Bruce Graygor of Texas, Collin James, Ryan Gray and Evan David Alexander of Washington.
A memorial service took place on February 17 at Katz 21 in Corpus Christi. Memorial donations may be made to Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at www.harteresearchinstitute.org/support-hri.