Yay, Gracie!! Soon she will be coming to you.

she is still very shy of me, her co owner I am 6"2 tall, and

In my experience, female cats love men. Maybe Gracie was frightened by
a man, and just needs some time to learn that you are gentle and mean her
well. The best advice is to give her time and let her come to you. You
should
be the one to feed her some of the time, too, and never underestimate the
power of treats! You could start by tossing one to her wherever she is, and
toss them closer and closer to you.

That said, my husband's response to our Gracie, also a shelter cat, who
ran from him, was to chase her down. Once he got her, he plopped her
on the bed and gave her lots of petting. Gracie loves affection, loves
to be touched by people--probably the only reason this worked with
her. The outcome? She still runs from him, but when she sees him go
upstairs to our bedroom, she runs up there JUST SO THAT she can
pretend to be scared, get chased up on the bed, and get loving. :)
It is hilarious. It's a four-poster, and she rubs her face all over the post
while being petted, gets up on her back legs to headbutt his hand, but
STILL, after 5 years, she will not come to him and runs from him every
time she sees him. Cats!

Response from Gregg <cat21hurt@aol.com>:

Aside from cybercat's beautiful and funny suggestion -- which is what
we did too, kind of force him (Gabby) to get a little loving.  It was
his choice if he wanted to run away after that.

Another suggestion would be to offer up yummy vittles like canned
food or treats.  Then rub her constantly while she eats.  I mean
constantly.  Also, don't be embarrassed to rub your head or face
across her body, nuzzle her neck, make kiss noises into her neck or
ear (softly if her ear), touch her belly gently if she doesn't mind,
and above all else sit right there beside her quietly talking to her,
saying her name and being as sweet and loving in your mannerisms and
words as possible.