On Sept. 16, 2007, Bill “Sweet Willie” Gregory passed away from natural causes. Bill was born April 2, 1931, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years and was in the submarine service for many of those years. Bill was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 2362.

He is survived by his sons, William Allen Gregory, Steven Russell Gregory, daughter-in-law Jan Gregory, and his brother Eugene Gregory.

“Sweet Willie” will be missed by his shipmates and friends, but more importantly by all the lives he touched not only in his honorable service to our country, but to those who knew him as a friend. A memorial service is pending and it is requested that donations in lieu of flowers be sent to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7392, 3037 Goldie Road, Oak Harbor, WA, 98277.