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Grace “Gay” Miriam Gramms was born on January 7^th, 1920 in Astoria, Oregon to parents Otto Gramms and Bertha Morton. Grace grew up in Astoria, graduating from Astoria High School before moving to Corvallis to attend Oregon State College beginning in 1937. Grace was a highly involved member of the OSC community, having membership in both the Tri-Delta sorority, as well as the Phi Chi Theta honorary society. Along with this, she was also involved with the Barometer, first as a secretary during the 1937/1938 school year before becoming an editor for the college paper during the 1939/1940 school year. During the 1939/1940 school year, she was also a member of the Cooperative Association Board, a group that worked to distribute school supplies at the lowest possible price for students. Most notably, during her time at OSC she led the ROTC Cadet Band as a drum majorette.

In June of 1940, she married her high school sweetheart and fellow OSC student Don Goodall. She graduated from OSC in the spring of 1941 with a Secretarial Science degree. She continued to be involved in her community even after leaving OSC. While living in Maryland, she was a member of the Congressional Country Club, and in 1978 won the women’s club golf championship, as well as being a member of the pair that won the Maryland State 2-lady golf team title. Throughout the early 1980s she continued to be involved in the Oregon State University community by making donations to the University Foundation. In 1987 and 1999, she wrote family historical pieces for the Clatsop County Historical Society Quarterly publication. Even after passing in July of 2005, she continues to make an impact in her community through the Goodall Gramms Scholarship established by herself and her husband, Don Goodall.