- Date Of Death: January 6, 2015
- State: Connecticut
John J. (Gregorczyk) Gregory, 86, of Bristol and formerly of Plainville, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at CT Hospice in Branford. Born and raised in New Britain, John was the son of the late Jan and Janine (Zamozna) Grzegorczyk. John was a graduate of New Britain High School Class of 1947. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army during the Korean War. John married the late Jean (Walsh) Gregory and together they spent over 50 years in Plainville, where they raised their family. John continued his education at CCSU with a Bachelor’s Degree in education, he also earned his 6th year degree from the University of Hartford. He taught for 38 years at New Britain High School in Industrial Arts. While at NBHS, John shared his talent and passion for golf by coaching the NBHS golf team. In his younger days he played semi-pro football with the Hartford Blues. John was president of the Plainville United Cerebral Palsy Association. He belonged to the Northwestern Vet TGM Post, the New Britain Federation of Teacher’s Retiree Club, and the Stanley Senior Men’s Golf Club, where he could be found playing the course 6 days a week. In his leisure time, he was often in front of the television watching the History Channel, basketball, football or his beloved golf. John is survived by his daughters, Ellen Gregory of Bristol, with whom he shared a home, and Gail Turner and her husband, Don and their three children, Emily, Hillary and Erin, all of Milton, VT; his sister, Helen Kelly of Farmington, and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Besides his parents and his wife Jean, John was predeceased by his brothers, Stephen and Stanley Grzegorczyk and his sisters, Sophia Carucci, Jane Flis and Mary Algier.
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