John Tracy, Spencer Tracy's son, dies at age 82 (June 2007)

sfgate ^ | October 23, 2007 | Hillary

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John Tracy, the son of actor Spencer Tracy for whom a well-known center for deaf children was named, has died. He was 82.

Tracy died late Friday night at his son's home in Acton, where he had lived for the past several years, his sister, Louise Treadwell "Susie" Tracy, said in a statement Saturday.

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Tracy had Usher Syndrome, a genetic disease that affects hearing and vision. His mother, Louise, discovered he was deaf when a slamming porch door failed to wake the sleeping 10-month-old.

"The impact seemed to shake the building, but the boy slept soundly," the clinic said in a statement.

Tracy's mother dedicated her life to helping families with deaf and hearing-impaired children. She founded the John Tracy Clinic in 1942, providing free services to parents of hearing-impaired infants and preschool children.

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Here is the website for the John Tracy Clinic:

http://www.jtc.org/

On this blog page, there is a photo of John and Spencer:

http://hillsclassicfilm.blogspot.com/2007/10/john-tracy-1924-2007.html

John's son Joe, Spencer's grandson, served in both the Marines and Army, and was a Veteran of Desert Storm:

http://www.art2order.net/artist.html