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Eugene Gregoire Obituary
April 9, 1943 - May 13, 2022
Rock Hill, South Carolina - Rock Hill, SC - Mr. Eugene Edward Gregoire, Sr., 79, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022 at Piedmont Medical Center.
Mr. Gregoire was born in Newark, NJ, and was the son of the late Raymond Gregoire and the late Agnes Carroll Gregoire. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gregoire was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Gregoire, Raymond Gregoire, and Robert Gregoire and his sisters, Florence (Conover) Gregoire and Carol (Henry) Gregoire.
Mr. Gregoire attended the Newark, NJ schools and graduated from Nutley High School in Nutley, NJ. He went on to the get honorable discharges from the U. S Army and U. S Air Force. He retired from the New Jersey National Guard as an SGT/FC to be a civilian employee of the HQ CECOM, Fort Monmouth, NJ, retiring in September 1966. In the Air Force, he was deployed to Vietnam from September 1969 until September 1970. Mr. Gregoire was commander of the Post 2140 VFW Long Branch, NY from 1981 until 1982.
In his leisure time he was a scout leader of Troop 118 West Long Branch, NY. After moving to Rock Hill, SC, he became a member of the American Legion Post 34. He also was employed by Burns Chevrolet/Cadillac as a service driver for nineteen years. He retired in 2020 and was a friend to everyone he met and well-known as "Pops".
Services for Mr. Gregoire will be 1:00 PM, Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel, 2133 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill, SC 28730 with Reverend Mike Honeycutt officiating. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Park – Cherry Road with fully military honors. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 pm, Wednesday, May 25. 2022 at the funeral home.
Mr. Gregoire is survived by his wife, Marilyn Godfrey Gregoire; his son, Eugene Edward (Deborah Pereira) Gregoire, Jr.; his daughter, Christine Y. (Thiel) Gregoire; his two granddaughters, Ashley M. Gregoire and Rachel N. Gregoire; his brother, Daniel R. Gregoire; and his sister, Agnes (Graven) Gregoire.
Condolence may be made at www.greenefuneralhome.net
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Rachel Smith
June 1, 2022
I´m very sorry to read of Gene´s passing. I met him at Burns Chevrolet many years ago. He gave me and my children a ride home many times when my car was being serviced. He was such a nice and polite man with good humor. We did start calling him "Pops". My daughter actually mentioned him to me just a few weeks ago because she bought a new car where she lives and said she wished there was a "Pops" there to help her out when something happened to her car. He made an impression on her as a child for her to remember him and say this so many years later. I´m sure he touched many other people with his kind heart! He used to talk about his family as we road along and I know he loved you all dearly. I will definitely tell my daughter of his passing and we will keep you all in our prayers.
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