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  September 27, 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
President and Chief Executive Officer
October 31, 2002