ility in looking after his sister, burdened with ill health for many years (Hutton 230). When his sister died of a heart attack in 1952, Grundy was grief-stricken. Joseph Ridgeway Grundy died in Nassau, Bahamas, March 3, 1961 ("Grundy R. 1). He never saw Walnut Grove or Bristol again. He died of an illness of ten days. In the end his ninety-eight-year-old heart simply gave out. He finally slept into death as quietly and unostentatiously as he would have wished (Hutton 237).The Pennsylvanian's interest in hid town, his county, his state, and his country did not end with his death. In the establishment of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and Museum named for his sister, Grundy's devotion will continue in helping "projects for the benefit of the inhabitants and institutions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and for projects or works designed for the benefit and use of the people generally" (Hutton 238). ...
