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Emery Richard "Dick" Grecni

Venice, Florida

03/27/1938 - 12/08/2024

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December 8, 2024
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Venice, Florida

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Emery Grecni Emery Grecni Born 3/27/38 to Emery and Elizabeth Grecni, Emery Richard "Dick" Grecni passed away 12/8/24. Raised in Akron, Dick attended Garfield High School. At Ohio University, Dick played football and was named All Conference, All Ohio and All American. He went on to play...

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As a freshman at Ohio University, I was assigned to Washington Hall Du on East Green. During that freshman year, I roomed across the hallway from Dick. We became good friends, so we roomed together our sophomore year. Again, in Washington Hall. In those days, athletes were housed and "main-streamed" with the general student population. On more than one occasion, I was "hit" by footballs bouncing off our dormitory walls. It would be 2 am, and Dick was practicing centering...

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Sad news indeed. Dick was a Sigma Nu fraternity brother back in the late 1950s ... at Ohio University. He was always a very personal presence who stood out in a crowd ... always smiling, very warm personality. I haven´t seen Dick for over 50 years, but I´m confident he was still a remarkably presence until the last days of his life. He will be well remembered.