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Gizelle Bryantis mourning the loss of her father Curtis Graves.
The Real Housewives of Potomacstar announced on Friday that Graves, a famed civil rights activist, had died. He was 84.
In sharing the news onInstagram, Bryant posted a photo of the pair alongside her three daughters. She accompanied the image with a brief yet loving message.
“Thank you for being the best Dad that a little girl could ever want or need,” wrote Bryant, 52. “I will miss you everyday of my life ❤️”
No cause of death has been revealed at this time.
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Graves had an esteemed political career. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973, representing the Democratic Party. He was one of three Black members elected in 1966, one of the first since 1896.
“Proud daughter!” Bryant oncesaidof her father’s work with King.
Congress recognized Gravesfor his “distinguished public service career"in July 2015.
“On behalf of the people of Maryland’s Eighth Congressional District, and in anticipation of his seventy-seventh birthday on August 26, 2015, I would like to thank Curtis M. Graves for his lifelong career of public service and for his many contributions to our nation,” U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, who was a Maryland Congressman at the time, previously said. “I wish him and his family all the best in the years to come.”
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Bryant was one of three children Graves shared with his ex-wife, Joanne Graves. He later married Kay Bryant.
source: people.com
