Gary Grandon

Gary Grandon, a Greensboro educator, technology administrator and longtime community volunteer, died at his home on September 20, 2026, at the age of 77. He had lived in that home for 41 years, and his death was announced through an obituary published by the Greensboro News & Record and Legacy.com, which described him as a man who valued life-long learning and had built a wide array of skills and talents over his career.

Grandon was born in Detroit, Michigan, in November 1948, a fact he liked to joke about by saying he was born there "at a very young age." He attended Mumford High School before earning degrees at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, and later a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut, completed in the late 1970s. He built his career at the intersection of education and computing, first as an Associate Director of Computing at the University of South Florida, then over sixteen years at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he rose from Director of Computing to Associate Vice Chancellor and helped build the university's information technology infrastructure.

In 2001 Grandon moved into K-12 education, becoming principal of the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro. He later served as the school's headmaster before retiring with the title of Principal Emeritus. Alongside his institutional career, he and his wife, Dr. Jane Rosen-Grandon, ran Rosen Grandon Associates, a Greensboro practice specializing in marriage, family and educational psychology that the couple founded in 1978.

Outside of his professional work, Grandon was known across Greensboro for his volunteering. He served on the board of North Carolina for Community and Justice and for many years directed its Anytown youth program, giving up a full week each summer to help teenagers build connections across racial and social lines. He was a longtime member of Temple Emanuel, where he served as Brotherhood president and was a founding member of the Shofar Chorale, and he was active in the Rotary Club of Greensboro, serving as its sergeant at arms. In retirement he took up guitar building, restoring and crafting instruments by hand.

Grandon is survived by his wife of more than 52 years, Dr. Jane Rosen-Grandon, his children Ben Grandon and Jessie Schlosberg, his grandchildren Samantha and Jacob, and his brother Stanley Grandon, along with a wider circle of in-laws, nephews and friends. A memorial service was held on September 24, 2026, at Temple Emanuel in Greensboro. Friends and colleagues who knew him described a man whose reach touched many corners of everyday life in Greensboro, from its schools and university to its synagogues and civic clubs.