James T. Gregory, 64 of Norfolk died January 17 at his home. He was the husband of Janis (Leach) Gregory for the past 32 years.
Born in Queens, New York, October 7, 1943, the son of the late James T. and Theresa (Ferraro) Gregory, Mr. Gregory was raised on Long Island.
After graduation from high school, Jim enlisted in the Air Force and served in Viet Nam as a nuclear specialist.
Following his discharge, Jim attended the University of California at Irvine to study computer engineering.
Jim’s first position was with IBM in New York as a field support engineer. After five years, he took a position with Storage Technology Corporation, where he held a variety of engineering and management positions. While serving as General Manager in Rome, Italy, he was responsible for opening, staffing and managing the Italian subsidiary of Storage Tech Corp.
Jim later worked as in independent consultant for several Fortune 1000 companies, buying, selling and leasing computer equipment, nationally and internationally.
After retiring from the computer industry, Jim began a career in sales and management with the automotive industry, beginning with Lexus of Norwood.
Jim approached life energetically. He worked long hours but also found time to spend with his family.
He really enjoyed coaching his son in little League and Babe Ruth baseball and never missed one of his daughter’s many musical performances. Golf and reading were also among his favorite pastimes.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Mark C. Gregory of Narragansett, RI, his daughter, Ashley E. Gregory of Norfolk and a sister, Diane Kocienda of Sarasotas, Fla. He is also survived by several niece sand nephews.
His funeral will be held on Monday, January 21 with full military honors from the Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin, 131 Main St. in Franklin at 9:00 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass in St. Jude’s Church in Norfolk at 10:00.
Burial will be in Norfolk Cemetery.
Calling hours will be on Sunday from 6-9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to the Oncology Dept. of Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114.