grubb wrote the award-winning book, with co-author carol jose, entitled "you are not forgotten: a family’s quest for truth and the founding of the national league of families". a significant portion of the book was written by them during the three years up to grubb's death from breast cancer in december 2005, but the book was still unfinished at the time, and jose promised grubb that it would be finished. the book was published by vandemere press in 2008.