Peacefully, at home with his family on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, in his 84th year. Loving husband to Rosalie (nee Bruno) of 60 years. Beloved father to Andrea (Daniel King), David (Dolores), Valerie (John Moore) and Maureen (Brian Sutcliffe). Cherished grampa to Remington, Katherine, Greyson, Lyle, Kade, Greg, Erik, Rachel, Eric, Christopher, Valerie (Steve Cowen), Nicholas and Pamela, and great grandfather to Ben and Wes. Sadly missed brother of Gary (Karen), Rosemary (Larry DeGrace), Sharon (Ted Pitts), Patrick (Margaret), Cheri, and predeceased by Gloria Gandour and Raymond Gregory. Brother-in-law to Norma (Lorne Melara), Rita (Charles Pemberton) and predeceased by Elaine and Joseph Melara. Predeceased by his parents Henry and Pearl and his in-laws Louis and Laura Bruno.
The family will receive friends at the HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC FUNERAL HOME 211 Langstaff Road East (west of Bayview Ave.) from 2:00-4:30 and 6:00-8:00 pm on Friday, November 1, 2019. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church (3220 Bayview Avenue, Toronto), on Saturday, November 2 at 2:00 p.m. The family will also receive friends at St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church (204 Alder Street West, Dunnville) from 10:00-11:15 a.m. on Monday November 4, 2019. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael the Archangel on Monday at 11:30 a.m. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery (Robinson Road, Dunnville). If desired, memorial donations may be made to St. Michael’s College School Bursary “Jim Gregory 55”, Toronto Western Hospital “Urology”, Blessed Trinity Parish, Dunnville Minor Hockey Association or St. Michael the Archangel Parish. Online condolences jwhartfuneralhome.com
Our thoughts & prayers are with the Gregory family at this sad time. Jimmy will always be remembered as Dunnville’s icon. No finer of a man that we had the honour of knowing.
To the Gregory Family we offer our sincere sympathy in the loss of your beloved Jim. He will be fondly remembered as a hometown boy who, in spite of his fame, always remembered his roots and his family. With our prayers and love, Dan & Ruth Rykse
We offer our deepest sympathy in the loss of your beloved JIM. He will always be remembered and respected by all who knew him or knew of him as a hometown boy, who, in spite of his fame, never forgot his roots and his family. With our prayers and love, Dan and Ruth Rykse
My deepest sympathy to the Families of this great man. He was a giant and all of Dunnville were proud to have even met him.