Richard Grand-Jean, ’67, 1942-2026
Richard Lawrence Grand-Jean
Richard Lawrence Grand-Jean died January 16, 2026.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, Rick was devoted as well to his many close friends. He was wise, decent, a fierce believer in social justice, a towering and resilient spirit in the face of relentless illness during his last chapter.
Born August 4, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Fred and Esther Grand-Jean, along with his beloved identical twin Steven, he graduated from Clayton High School in 1960, Princeton in 1964, and the University of Chicago Law School in 1967. He helped create the London office of the Salomon Brothers Investment Bank and later became a partner in the firm. He worked in the 1968 McCarthy presidential campaign, was a founder of Democrats Abroad in London, a founder of the influential local newspaper The Santa Barbara Independent, and led a life of political activism to the end.
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