12/04/2024
It is with a heavy heart that i write this. The Alberta Jiu Jitsu community has lost one of their own. Grace Cavanagh passed away November 28th. She was that rare competitor that was down to go against anyone. She competed at and volunteered her time at the Dark Horse Grappling Series events and will truly be missed.
Two fond memories come to mind.
There was a bracket that I needed to fill out and she just happened to be around, she wasn’t going to compete in it but when I asked, with zero hesitation she jumped in. Another time, I had someone drop out of the absolute bracket, Grace was the next in line but by the time I found her she had already changed out of the Gi and was about to head out with her family, I caught up to them asked if she wanted the match, again, zero hesitation said yes and she just had to go tell her family, her family quickly put the truck in park, ran back in to support her on the mats.
The family is holding a celebration of life for Grace on December 14th at 1pm in Drayton Valley and have given permission to post to let everyone know that they are invited to come out and be with them in celebration of her life!
