O’Neil, Gregory

O’NEIL, Gregory

Gregory O’Neil, very long time Atlanta resident and entrepreneur handed absent at 3:45 AM Sunday January 3, 2021 following a quick unforeseen health issues. He was 84. God called Gregg house when in the embrace of his loving wife of 63 yrs Alice Faulkner O’Neil. Gregg was born at dwelling in Butler, Pennsylvania on Could 5th 1936 to Charles W. O’Neil and Henrietta A. O’Neil, nee Schichtl. Gregg attended St. Paul’s secondary faculty, Butler, PA and St. Fidelis Seminary of The Buy of Friars Minor Capuchin. Gregg transferred to Butler Significant College as a senior and graduated. Gregg matriculated to Western Kentucky University in Bowling Inexperienced, Kentucky the tumble of 1954 wherever he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Greg was extremely energetic in pupil everyday living like discussion and scholar government serving as president of his senior course. It was whilst attending Western that Gregg satisfied and married his sole mate and really like of his lifetime Alice L. Faulkner. All through his time at college Gregg labored at Radio WKCT Bowing Green as an announcer and experienced the privilege of conducting his own tunes hour the place he interviewed well-liked entertainers of the working day like Elvis Presley and Ray Charles amid many others. Gregg and Alice moved to Pittsburgh, PA upon graduation in 1958 in which he was employed by Dunn & Bradstreet and subsequently, Accounting & Enterprise Types of Pittsburgh. In 1969, Gregg moved the household to Atlanta, Georgia and founded Graphic Programs, Integrated which consistently rated in the leading fifty industrial printing distributors nationally and in the leading 20 distributors of business office products and solutions in Ga as famous by the Atlanta Enterprise Chronicle. Gregg was a voracious reader and life span scholar of the spoken term. He specifically cherished poetry which he penned and shared with spouse and children and close friends alike developing excellent friendships with likeminded souls like Brendan Kennelly, professor emeritus Trinity Faculty. Gregg was an accomplished instrument rated pilot and 1st lieutenant of the Civil Air Patrol with a Meritorious Support Award for research and rescue operations. Gregg spent several a long time with Alice savoring hobbies of boating, diving and touring all over the environment to Asia, Europe, Africa, Central and South America. Gregg is proceeded in dying by his mother and father and son Jon Gregory O’Neil. Gregg is survived by his wife Alice L. O’Neil, sister Emily Shontz of St. Cloud, Fl, his son Brenden Patrick O’Neil and wife Kirstie, and their eleven little ones Ariel [Lichtenwalner], Isabel, Liam, Aidan, Trenton, Makenna, Owen, Jon, Whitney, Declan and Adelaide O’Neil. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody at 11:00 AM Friday January 8th, 2021 followed by a private graveside assistance. In lieu of bouquets the relatives requests taking into consideration a memorial present in Gregg’s honor to The Capuchin Franciscan Friars, 220 37th Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15201-1806