Mr. Unico "Mike" Gregory

Unico “Mike” Gregory, 91, of 437 East Housatonic Street, Dalton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in 1925, he was the son of Italian immigrants Quinto Gregory (Gregori) and Margherita Roffinella Gregory, both of whom entered the United States by way of Ellis Island. Known to everyone as Mike, he graduated from Dalton High School in 1943. He served in the United States Army from 1944 to 1946, earning a Good Conduct Medal, an Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon, and a Victory Medal. Mike was a partner in Farrell & Gregory, Inc., a steel erection and crane service that operated in Pittsfield until 1980. The company worked on projects in Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont, and did the lion’s share of the work on the construction of the Berkshire Common complex in 1970, consisting of a parking garage, hotel, shopping plaza and office building. He was a member of the VFW Post No. 9566; and also of the American Legion Post 155, where he earned a 50-Year Certificate of Continuous Membership in 2014. An avid hunter and fisherman, Mike was also a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees. He enjoyed cheering for his team in Fenway Park at many of the Yankees-Red Sox games. One of the finest bowlers ever to live in the Town of Dalton, Mike earned a trophy from the Dalton Community Recreation Association for Men’s High Single in the Tuesday League in 1968. Mike was also a passionate gardener. Friends and family alike shared in the bounty of his harvest every season, despite efforts by a few local woodchucks to thwart his efforts. Most of all, Mike loved his family, and was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, son and brother. He is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years, Margaret (Sperlonga) Gregory, whom he married on May 28, 1949 at Mt. Carmel Church. He is also survived by his daughter, Linda Reilly and husband Bernard of Merrimack New Hampshire, his son, Michael Gregory and wife Linda of Flower Mound, Texas, his son, Jeffrey Gregory of Grapevine, Texas, his granddaughter Ashley Gregory of Frome, England, his grandson, John Gregory and wife Jessica and great-granddaughter Lyla of Guam Naval Base, granddaughter Maci Billiot of Houston, Texas, and grandson Marc Billiot of Houston, Texas. He is also survived by two sisters, Edea Hurley of Dalton and Deanna White and husband John of Auburn, Massachusetts, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Notice: Funeral services for Mr. Unico “Mike” Gregory will be Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at 12 noon at the Dwyer Funeral Home, 776 North St., Pittsfield MA with the Rev. Christopher Malatesta, pastor of St. Agnes Church, officiating. Full military honors will follow, after the service. Burial will be at a later date. Calling hours at the funeral home will precede the service from 10:30 until 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either the American Heart Association or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in care of the funeral home. DONATIONS CANNOT BE MADE ONLINE, but may be made through the Dwyer Funeral Home

Mr. Unico "Mike" Gregory

November 17, 1925 - April 8, 2017