Paul O. Gravel ’50
PAUL O. GRAVEL, Adams, MA, died June 12, 2023. After graduating from the former Adams High School in 1943 he entered the Army and served with the 29th Infantry Division in the European Theater during World War II until his Honorable Discharge in 1946. After the service Paul earned his Saint Michael’s bachelor’s degree in English and later earned his master’s degree in education from the former North Adams Sate College (now Massachusetts College of the Liberal Arts). Paul began his teaching career at C.T. Plunkett School in Adams for several years until accepting a position teaching English at Drury High School in North Adams, where he was the director of many class plays and would become the chairman of the English Department until retiring. He was active in his Catholic parish and a longtime trustee of the Adams Free Library. Paul is survived by extended family.
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