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Richard Kent Gregory

Charleston, South Carolina

Jul 2, 1928 – Sep 3, 2025 (Age 97)

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BORN
July 2, 1928
DIED
September 3, 2025
AGE
97
LOCATION
Charleston, South Carolina

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Richard Kent Gregory CHARLESTON - To have known Richard Kent Gregory is to know that the American story does exist - that someone from humble beginnings can, with hard work, attain success in his career, serve his country and his community well, and be a model husband, father and friend. Dick was...

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Dick Gregory, what am impressive life story! We met Dick and Courtenay when they bought a neighboring farm in Transylvania County, NC. Although they were typically only here in the summers, they quickly became core members of this small community. I will never forget one late fall when some disastrous hurricane had flooded both Charleston and the mountains of Western North Carolina. It wasn´t the infamous Helene, who spared Charleston, only to devastate WNC! Dick and Courtenay left...

I have seldom met a finer man than Dick. He and I became fast friends during the rebuilding of the Charleston Naval Shipyeard after being closed by BRAC 95. I will always remember his beaming smile, his passion for the project, and his love for the Lowcountry. I pray that all who loved him finds peace in the coming weeks and months. Cheryll Woods-Flowers