Gregory John Wilson

Gregory John Wilson, age 59, died suddenly May 20, 2016 at his home in Lake Orion, Michigan. Gregory was born June 10, 1956 in Hamtramck, Michigan, the son of Edward Wilson and Dolores (nee: Przepiorka) Wilson. Greg was raised in Hamtramck and graduated from Hamtramck High School. Following high school, Greg enrolled within the Criminal Justice Institute where he graduated with the Police training class 78-M on June 5, 1978. Soon after his police training, Greg joined the ranks of the Hamtramck Police Department where he worked for over two years. Greg eventually changed his career moving on to the printing and paper products industry. He worked for over 30 years in the printing and paper services industry, currently working for Arbor Oakland Group as an estimator. Additionally Greg was a highly successful business man with a keen acumen for finance. When Greg was not working, he held a passion for taking care of his tropical fish in his aquariums. Wherever Greg lived, he always made room in his home for the fish... his aquariums giving peace and solitude to Greg while watching the fish for many years. Moreover, the fish provided an end goal to get him to the next tropical island to snorkel and swim with the fish. Some of Greg's favorite memories were taking vacations to many tropical islands which spanned Hawaii to Aruba, and many islands in between. Greg also loved to spend time at his Northern Michigan retreat, or simply staying home and watching sports and NASCAR races on television. He loved all sports, especially baseball, and enjoyed coaching his stepson Nick while he was in Little League. Time away from the job was also enjoyed in the quiet times at home spent with his dogs, Jack, Oliver, and Lucy. Greg was the loving husband of Alexandria, and is the dear father of Nicholas Palombo. Greg was the cherished son of Dolores Wilson and the late Edward Wilson. He was the dear brother of Robert (Annette) Wilson, and uncle of Jeffrey Wilson and Rebecca (Michael) Bennett. Greg is also survived by his best friend Robert "Bob" Wolfbauer and many loving relatives and friends. Visitation for Greg will be held Wednesday, May 25th from 3-9pm at the D.S. Temrowski & Sons Funeral Home, 30009 Hoover Road at Common (12 ½ mile) in Warren. Mr. Wilson will lie in state on Thursday, 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 715 N. Lapeer Road in Lake Orion, until time of the Funeral Mass at 11:00 am. Celebrating the Funeral Liturgy will be Reverend Fr. Marko Djonovic. Please share memories of Greg at his memory book above.