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Gregory Bell Obituary

BELL, Gregory M. III 59,died Oct. 3. Born Oct. 21, 1949. Retired after 30 years as Master Chief. Worked for Konica Minolta. Preceded in death by 2 children, Matt & Mack, 3 grand grandchildren, Ryker, Raiden & Gwyneth. Survived by wife Sandra Bell of 42 years, 4 children, William, Rina, Cathi and Gregory, 3 grandchildren, Tony, Alex and Ashley, 3 sisters & family. Memorial service Oct. 19, 2:00 pm at VFW Post 6827, 4145 34th St N., St. Petersburg.

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Published by Tampa Bay Times on Oct. 16, 2009.

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Lyna Maldonado

October 19, 2009

Sandy & Family: I am so pleased that I had the honor of having Greg be a part of my life and family. He will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers go to you and your family.

October 19, 2009

Sandy and Little Greg
Our hearts go out to you we had so many good times together
You will always be in our prayers
Jason, Sue Eric and Dennis

October 19, 2009

Sandy,
I'm so sorry to hear of Greg's passing. I thoroughly enjoyed my time working with him while at Danka. He was a unique individual I'll always have fond memories of him.
Again, you have my condolences.
Ed Reese

October 18, 2009

Dear Sandy and family, You were truly blessed to have 42 years together. Greg was a wonderful man! Your entire family is in our thoughts and prayers. Bob and Sharlet Fillingham

October 17, 2009

To Sandy and all the family,
What a great guy......he will be missed by so many. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Karen Underwood, Tana Smith, Dominick and Aric
(Lonna's sister)

Michael LoVaglio

October 17, 2009

To The Bell Family

Deeply Sorry for your Loss. All the Chiefs in Heaven standby to recieve a truly great man. I have many memories of Greg, as we served together in the Moinester unit at St. Pete NRC.

Herbert Talmud

October 16, 2009

Sorry to hear of your loss. Greg and I served together on the USS Moinester and he helped serve at my retirement in Tampa. I admired Greg enormously. I will miss him. Herbert Talmud SKCM USNR Retired.

Nick Miller

October 16, 2009

Sandy and all of Greg's family: I am so, so sorry to hear of Greg's passing. We had some great times together in the reserves. He was a true submariner. We made Chief together and I will never, ever forget our initiation. Greg made it a lot of fun.
Please accept Gail and my sincere condolences. Nick Miller STSCS(SS) USNR-ret.

Lillian Cosmos

October 16, 2009

Sorry to hear of your loss. We used to work together at Konica Minolta.

October 16, 2009

Sandy and Family,
I'm so sorry to hear of Greg's passing. I miss working with him as well as his singing at the Sports Bar.

Paul Robillard

Jack & Rita Soule

October 16, 2009

To the Bell Family:

Served with Greg in USNR when assigned to the USS YELLOWSTONE. Thanks for the great memories Greg! Now, our thoughts and prayers are with the Bell family.

October 16, 2009

Sandy & Family:
I'm very sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Jim and Karen Varnes

Joseph Ellis

October 16, 2009

Greg you were like a dad to me. You were the best that anyone could find. I will always love and miss you. Everyone will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Paula Hart

October 16, 2009

You will be greatly by all the employees at Konica Minolta who had the pleasure of working with you.

October 16, 2009

Sandi and little Greg,
Greg was a mentor and good friend and he will be missed.
I will always remember him as the true marketer – a guy who could take lemons and make lemonade every time. One time at an International conference where we were displaying, three gentlemen walked up and Greg jumped right into his sales pitch. He went on for a good 10 minutes explaining all the features and functions of our solution and when he asked them if there we any questions, one of them said in very broken English - We no speak English just learning! Well that didn’t slow him down he pulled out his business card and said – when you learn call me. I laughed till my sides hurt.
Master Chief, Best wishes for calm seas and following winds!
Mike Breen, ATCS (USN, Ret)

October 16, 2009

My thoughts are with Sandy and family. You will be in my prayers and thoughts.
Ann Taylor

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