Grant Halliburton was an artist, writer and musician. From the time he could grasp a pencil, he allowed his imagination to flow onto paper in scribbles, sketches and stories. And he never stopped. His creative gifts flourished naturally and, by the time he was in high school, he was composing and recording music, performing in a band, and making his mark as an AP art student, Art Club president, AP Scholar and member of the National Art Honor Society.

“Grant was an artist in the truest and most pure sense of the word. He didn't dabble in art or music—he had massively ambitious and visionary ideas about how he was going to change the art/music world, and he had the talent to do so.”

Music and art were his passions. But to Grant, people were the most important part of life. He was known not only for his creativity, but also for his warmth, his easy smile and his love of people. He earned the friendship and respect of many, and in high school his classmates voted him Most Likely to Become a Recording Artist and elected him King of the Valentine’s Day Dance. He was featured in the senior yearbook as Coolest Kid on Campus.

“Grant had friends of all different groups and managed to have a lasting effect on people whether he’d known them for minutes or years. He made friends wherever he went.”