Howard F. Gregory, 88 Obituary

Howard F. Gregory, 88 attended Bourne High School in Bourne, MA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Howard F. Gregory, 88.

Graduation Year	Faculty
Date of Passing	Sep 20, 2015
About	Howard F. Gregory Friday, October 9, 2015 Howard F. Gregory, 88, of East Falmouth died September 20 after a brief illness. He was a former English teacher for Bourne Public Schools. He was the husband of Carol J. (Jones) Gregory, who died in 2011. A native of Springfield, Vermont, during World War II he served in the US Army as a paratrooper. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1950 with a bachelor of science degree in commerce and economics. After graduation, he was a coordinator in the production department at Raytheon Corporation in Waltham. In 1953, he returned to Vermont to work for National Survey, a map-making company. He was in charge of the photo-edit division and updated charts and made transliterations for maps of Russian and German bases. He came to Falmouth in 1961 to be a draftsman in the graphic arts department of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In 1963 he started teaching in the Bourne School District. He received a master’s degree in education from Bridgewater State College in 1972 and a master’s in English in 1974. Mr. Gregory taught English at Bourne High School and was the head of the English department. He retired in 1989. After retirement, he worked as a substitute teacher at Falmouth Academy and Bourne High School. Mr. Gregory wrote short stories, poetry, plays, and a spy novel. He was a member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Falmouth. A memorial service w?as held on ? Friday, October 23 at 2 PM at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Burial w?as? in the Memorial Garden of St. Barnabas.