Gerrit-Van Drie-Obituary

Gerrit Greg Van Drie

Lowell, Michigan

1947 - 2023

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Van Drie, Gerrit Greg5/12/1947 - 11/13/2023LowellGerrit Greg Van Drie was born in Greenville in 1947 and passed peacefully surrounded by family after a long illness in Grand Rapids on November 13, 2023. He had a childhood playing cowboys and robbers, and basketball with his friends, his brother,...

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Lynn,
I was looking you two up as I'd misplaced Julie's address book through the years, and saw that Greg has passed on. Needless to say, I know your pain, and my heart is with you. Life goes on, and for some reason, you and I were chosen to be the survivors; re4st assured that our loved ones are well, and are watching over us. I hope you are caring for yourself, and that Melissa and Mike are well. On a lighter note, what a great photo of Greg - just as I remembered him! Take...

So sorry to hear of your loss. God bless you and the family. Sue Worthy

Greg and I worked together at Ore-Ida Greenville for a year in `77/`78. He was well established in his purchasing career at that point. I remember his "Full body laugh" well and his teasing sense of humor. Two golf stories; We were playing a course just north of Greenville, on a green near a pond. I looked over at Greg and there was a string of ducks following him onto the green. I thought that was appropriate for someone from the Netherlands. Another time we were stranded in heavy rain in a...