Mr. Gregory Tyrone Easter

EASTER, Mr. Gregory Tyrone - Age 62, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, MI. Memorial service and visitation with the family from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, 115 Welch Blvd. Family and friends will assemble at the Church12:00 PM Saturday. There will be no public viewing. Mr. Gregory Tyrone Easter was born September 21, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Pinkie (Easter) Lewis. He accepted Christ at a young age. Greg started his working career as a newspaper boy, with the help of his brother, where they delivered papers to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago, IL. He came to Flint in 1968 and attended the Old Northern High School; his class was the first in 1972 to graduate from the New Northern High School on Mackin Rd. He achieved a Scholarship in Choir for his deep Tenor base voice. Gregory also played on the varsity football team, where they took the State Championship. While in Flint Gregory worked at the Flint Golf Course Club and Genesee Bank, while working both jobs he also attended Baker College, where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. He later began working at Grand Blanc Metal Fab, a division of General Motors for 30 years as a Welder. Greg moved to Detroit, MI and transferred to Hamtramck, also a division of General Motors and retired in 2007 after 32 years of service. Gregory loved God and prayed all the time. He was always willing to help others. Most of all Greg loved his family and mentored his younger siblings, with guidance, support and comfort. He had a giving heart and would give his last to help others. He will be sadly missed. Mr. Gregory Tyron Easter leaves to cherish his memory: three brothers, Leslie Garrison of Flint, Charles Lewis of Kellar, TX and Clarence (Myra) Lewis of Flint; sister, Jacqueline Williamson (John) Haynes of Atlanta, GA; his cherished fiancée’ of 11 years, Diane “Shorty” Knight of Detroit, MI; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends including special friends, Ricky Wilson and Charlene Covington. Mr. Easter was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Pinkie (Charles) Lewis; brother, Frederick Easter and aunt, Gerthine Winfield. The family would like to express a special thanks to Oakwood Beaumont Hospital ICU 3-South staff in Dearborn, MI and the staff of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home.

Mr. Gregory Tyrone Easter

September 21, 1954 - January 20, 2017