Graham Jarrett
October 7, 1966 ~ September 4, 2024
Born in:
Adelaide, Australia
Resided in:
Fairview, North Carolina
Graham Trevor Jarrett, 57, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Graham was born in Australia to the late Rex Edward and Jane Jarrett. He moved to England at a year old and remained through university. He then returned to Australia, the land he loved. He traveled the world for work, which led him to the US where he met and married his wife, Regina. Together they had three daughters, Grace, Ashley, and Isabella. Graham was a dedicated husband and Father who loved his family deeply. He was a wonderful dad to his daughters.
He was passionate about missions and traveled with Flint Global to Tanzania in Africa in 2022. He wanted to travel the world and share the gospel. He loved photography, reading, telling stories, and singing, but mostly his family. Graham was also an incredibly smart man. He enjoyed being given a challenge to solve. When his daughters had a problem, he faithfully came up with solutions. He dedicatedly provided for his family as a software engineer, working from home he also helped homeschool and was a part of everyday life. His home life and his at-home-office life occasionally gave way to his unique problem-solving methods. On occasion, when contemplating a particularly difficult problem with no apparent or easy solution, he would move on to a chore, like mowing the lawn. While his wife remained inside, concerned over his challenge, he returned from his chore, happy and with the solution. He taught his daughters the love of Jesus Christ, the importance of a good work ethic, family, and helping others. He was always ready to give a hug or crack a joke. Graham was always willing to help with whatever challenges life handed his family or neighbors. He loved being generous and helping those in need. His love and joy will be deeply missed
He is survived by his wife of 23 years Regina Jarrett, His three daughters Grace, Ashley, and Isabella Jarrett, and two brothers Stephen Jarrett (Tanya), and Christopher Jarrett, as well as many extended family members and friends.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 17th at 3pm at Arden Presbyterian Church, 2215 Hendersonville Road, Arden, NC 28704 with pastor Wes Strebeck officiating. The service will also be live streamed with a link to follow here to be added prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Flint Global, https://flintglobal.kindful.com/?campaign=1331496
The family would like to express their deep appreciation and great gratitude to our loving and caring family, friends, members of Arden Presbyterian and the staff at Groce Funeral home for helping through this most heartbreaking time.
Groce Funeral Home’s Lake Julian team is assisting the family.
Services
Memorial Service: October 17, 2024 3:00 pm
Arden Presbyterian Church
2215 Hendersonville Road
Arden, NC 28704
(828)684-7221
Graham will be sorely missed. His friends & colleagues, here at Schwab, will always be grateful for our working partnership and Graham’s contributions to our teams’ success.
I most enjoyed Graham’s stories of travel and home life, and when he brought out his didgeridoo! He was never shy about his immense love for his family, and he would beam with pride when talking about his daughters.
To Graham’s wife, Regina, and each of his daughters: May you never forget the sound of his voice, the ring of his laugh, the warmth of his hugs, and the absolute adoration he held for you, above all else.
Sending you love, comfort, and peace.
Always,
Kristen
Kristen, Thank you so very much for your kind message. The girls and I were not much of a part of Graham’s professional life and it is so kind of you to share about a part of him that we didn’t get to see often. I know he spent a lot of time working with Schwab and Graham enjoyed being able to come up with solutions for your companies particular needs. Your sharing brings joy to our hearts. Thank you again for sharing.
A wonderful story of his life.
Thank you Pat. He sure made out lives wonderful!
Graham was huge in my life because he was the other half of Regina. I heard how he supported her, the wisdom he carried his family through life with. I saw his passions and dreams through all the conversations I had with Regina. When I was in a low place in life it was Graham who told Regina to come help me, it was him who made trips possible with his job. The hardest part of his going is thinking of the vast hole he leaves in the lives of 4 beautiful ladies who all adoted him. I held him in very high esterm and loved him for the husband he was, the father , his faith and the friend he was to me through treasuring my friendship with Regina. I am so happy for Him to be with the Lord! And I know our God is faithful to provide for his family, but I will morn the loss of him the rest of my life because I will walk this path of sorrow with Regina. Good bye dear man you have been a source of inspiration, strength, comfort and joy! I will miss you more than I could ever have realized, thank you for being such a good man, husband and father!
Carla
Carla, i love you!
Regina, Bella, Grace and Ashley,
We are profoundly saddened at Graham’s passing. He was such an amazing dad, husband, neighbor, and friend. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t do! When not working, he was outdoors transforming your landscape and building things. Graham was so devoted to you, his family, and his faith. The mission trips were life changing. His prowess at BBQ and wood smoking are legendary. The neighborhood parties you hosted brought us all together ❤️ We will miss him for so many reasons, and know you had a great love and spiritually rich life, and many wonderful adventures as a family. That love, and those memories, will be with you always. Though he is gone from this physical life, he is in the arms of The Lord, eternally. Our love and prayers are with you all, we are here to support you on this new path before you.
Karon Korp & Russ Martin
Karon and Russ,
Oh thank you for all your kind words and memories of the fun times and the wonderful projects Graham my dear husband was often doing. He did indeed my our lives full of fun, adventure, love and joy!!
Graham, I will miss your dry sometimes wry sense of humor, your kindness, generosity, and love of God.
Regina and girls, may God surround you with the love and support of family and friends and grant you the strength to face the days ahead. May you find peace in our Savior and the memories of Graham you hold in your hearts. Cathy
Cathy, Thank you for your kind words We will indeed miss him. Thank you for your love and support. We are grateful he has the joy of being in the presence of our faithful Savior.
I only had the pleasure of knowing Graham for a few months at EMMsphere, but in that time he shared his love of his family (and being a fellow girl-dad), his passion for his work, and I was able to squeeze out a few golden nuggets from his extensive knowledge. I wish we would have had more time together, but will appreciate the time we had!
I pray you all endure through this time, never let the fond memories go, and live on in Christ. We’ll see him again!
Such fond memories of knowing Graham from our younger years in Chichester.He was always a gentleman and had a playful spirit about him. With the angels now.
What we remembe about Graham, what stands out the most is his Loving, quiet and steady approach to his family and life. If you are lucky enough to spend some time with them you will see how close they are to each other. This is a creation of Graham and Regina. An orchestrated marvel, all with different personalities that blend and support each other. Two people who manifested a loving and caring family unit. As we say goodbye to a dear friend and brother, your brief time here was a success in so many ways. Your spirit will live on, both here and in the magical place you now call home. We love you, miss you and thank you for being a part of our lives too, you’re very special to us.
We love you, Ted, Valerie, Sarah & Christopher
To Graham’s family,
I worked with Graham at both Workfront and Infor. He is a man of integrity and treated everyone he worked with with kindness and respect. It fits his work character that he is a man of faith and family. What a touching tribute.