Exhibit 99


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection  with the Quarterly  Report of Graco Inc. (the  "Company") on Form
10-Q for the  period  ending  June 28,  2002 as filed  with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I, David A.  Roberts,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S) 1350,
as adopted pursuant to (S) 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



/s/David A. Roberts
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David A. Roberts
Chief Executive Officer
August 1, 2002