Born September 25, 1945 in he was the son of the late Paul N. Graham and the late Ruth V. Wigton Graham.

Mr. Graham was a member of St. Fedilis Catholic Church of Meridian. He was a 1963 graduate of Butler High School. He enjoyed building model ships from scratch, gardening, fishing, hunting, casinos, going to camp for forty-one years in Benezette, Pennsylvania with his family and took great pride in the fishing trips with his grandchildren who would catch more fish then he. He loved to travel and spent a lot of time with his family and grandchildren.

Mr. Graham retired in 2001 from AK Steel, Hilltop Silicon Department after thirty-seven and a half years of service from the

He was a member of Butler Moose Lodge #64. Slovak Sokol Society , Veterans of Foreign Wars, Butler # 249, Sons of the American Legion, Lyndora # 778, Butler Elks # 170, Italian Society , Colonie Luxenbourgeoise , Sinnenahoning Sportsmen's Association, Inc. of Sinnemahoning, Pennsylvania, AARP and the National Rifle Association.

Mr. Graham is survived by his by wife, Elizabeth (Betty) M. (Kalina) Graham of Butler, Pennsylvania whom he married at St. John's Roman Catholic Church of Lyndora on May 13, 1967; one daughter, Sharon E, Christy and her husband Brian L. of Butler, Pennsylvania; one son, Andrew P. Graham and his wife Laura J. of Cabot, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Graham is also survived by six grandchildren, Jessica A. Clouse Graham , Travis R. Ritenour , Pennsylvania, Troy Ritenour and Alexandra M. Graham , Breann Christy , Ryan Christy of Butler. One brother, Dennis L. Graham and his wife, Gloria J. of Butler, Pennsylvania; number of sisters-in- laws and brothers -in- laws, number of nieces and nephews, and a number of aunts and cousins.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Karen Louise Graham who passed away March 25, 1953.

Friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, May 23, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the St. Fedilis Catholic Church of Meridian, Pennsylvania on Monday, May 24, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend James F. Murphy, Pastor of St. Fedilis Catholic Church of Meridian officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery.