Grant Laird Jr

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Grant Laird, Jr. was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and relocated to Texas at the age of 11 with family. He has a career at Texas Instruments Inc., where he has accumulated over 35 years of service. Currently, he is happily married to his wife Katie and is the proud father of two grown daughters, from his first marriage. He also takes delight in being a grandfather to four grandkids. Being part of the fifth generation of deaf individuals within family, Grant shares this identity with numerous other deaf members across his extended family. His dedication has garnered recognition through several awards, including the Volunteer of the Year and Honor of the Year Awards from Deaf Celebration, Inc., the Star of the Year Award from the Dallas Mayors’ Committee with Disabilities, Employee of the Year Award from disAbilities Magazine (feature on the magazine’s front page), and the Golden Hand Award from the Texas Association of the Deaf and the National Association of the Deaf.