DENNIS DANA GREGORY PASSED AWAY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012. HE WAS A DISABLED VIET NAM VETERAN, HAVING SERVED TWO FULL TOURS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN PLEIKU, VIET NAM AS AN AIR PASSENGER SERVICE SPECIALIST. HE DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS AIRMAN OF THE MONTH AMONG OTHER CITATIONS. HE TRAVELLED EXTENSIVELY IN ASIA AND EUROPE. HE WAS A GRADUATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. RESIDING IN MANHATTAN BEACH, CA, HE RETIRED TO HEAVENER IN 1988 AFTER MANY YEARS AS CUSTOMSHOUSE MANAGER OF OCEAN IMPORTS AT THE PORTS OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH. HE LEAVES TWO BROTHERS, JOHN AND JIM GREGORY OF HEAVENER; TWO NEPHEWS, GUY AND MJAY GREGORY; TWO COUSINS WHO JOINED THE FAMILY AS BROTHERS, JERRY AND JOE GREGORY; TWO AUNTS, ANN KIRKSEY AND MARILYN PLEDGER; ONE GREAT-UNCLE, EDGAR GREGORY AND MANY COUSINS.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT TWO PM, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 AT THE PAVILION NEAREST THE WATER ON THE NORTH SHORE OF CEDAR LAKE (OLD SIDE BY BATH HOUSES). PLEASE DRESS CASUALLY AND COME PREPARED TO ENJOY A TRIBUTE TO DANA. WE’LL HAVE HOTDOGS, CHILI AND DIET COKE, ONE OF DANA’S FAVORITE MEALS AT A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATE TO BOYS TOWN NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 200 FLANAGAN BOULEVARD PO BOX 8000, BOYS TOWN, NE 68101 OR VIA PHONE @ 800)217-3700. Cremation under the direction of Grace Manor Funeral Home of Poteau.