Roger Graham

A longtime resident of Malden and later in life Amesbury, passed away on Thursday, November 30th, in Cambridge. Roger was born in Malden in 1957, the son of Roger A.P. and Joan (LaRiviere) Graham. He was raised and educated in Malden.  After completing his education, Roger went on to get his Commercial Driver’s License. He worked as a truck driver for Belle Steel in East Boston until his retirement. Roger also served as an assistant manager of the Progress house in Amesbury for several years. He was a member of the Market Street Baptist Church in Amesbury, and volunteered with their food pantry. Roger also loved football and was an avid Patriots fan, as well as a Red Sox fan.

He is survived by his sons, Andrew S. Graham and wife Rachelle of Beverly, Marc D. Graham and wife Wendee of Derry, NH, and Christopher M. Graham of Saugus, his former wife Karen L. (Athridge) Garbino, his siblings, Ward P. Graham and wife Susan A. now of Bedford, VA, Debra L. DeSimone and husband Robert of Atkinson, NH, and his grandchildren, Marc Jr, Haylee Jo, and Julia Christine.

A memorial service for Roger will be held in the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St, Malden on Friday, December 8th, at 10 AM.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, December 7th, from 4 – 8 PM.