Viola "Vicki" Ann Gregory

Vicki is survived by children Vicki (Veryl) Frahm, Herb (Michele) Olson, Holly (Tim) Ward, Melody Olson, Raylean Washburn and Ray (Barbara) Gregoire, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and several great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond (Ray) Albert Gregory, brother Richard Benoit Jr and her parents Adhemar and Fannie Benoit.

Born in New Haven, Connecticut on June 28, 1931 and passed away June 6, 2014 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Throughout her life, Vicki had many interests, hobbies and talents. In the late 1950’s, she sang along the East Coast in clubs with Ray as her accompanist. Always an entrepreneur, she was a talented florist and owned 3 flower shops in Colorado and 1 in Washington State. In her mid-60s, she gleefully purchased her first of many computers and architected an elaborate, e-commerce professional website for a start-up company which ran for many years. While in Washington, she created, organized, and ran the annual “Dickens of a Christmas” Parade and Children’s Toy Drive and was Manager of the extensive Bingo operations at the Grange . After moving to Oregon, she was one of the first at-home remote employees, running the AAA customer lines assisting motorists.

She enjoyed painting, music, furry critters, reading, but, especially, flowers. She navigated through her joys and sorrows through them. She was wonderfully confident, passionate and witty, curious about the world around her, and loved all of her family, friends, and large extension of church family. In addition, she was a mentor, friend, and inspiration for staff and residents at her home in the last years of her life.

She is the last of her generation – and will always be lovingly remembered.

Viewing Tuesday, June 10th, 4-8pm at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary, 7777 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge. Service Wednesday, June 11th, 11am at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3480 Ames Street, Wheat Ridge. Service will conclude with a reception.

She will be laid to rest with her husband, Raymond, at Lone Fir Cemetery in Long Beach, Washington.

Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary, Cemetery & Arboretum, Wheat Ridge, CO.