Gregory A. Toulon

Gregory fell asleep peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. He is survived by his wife Sophie (nee Petropolis of 49 years). He is preceded in death by his father Chris and Diana (nee Shepis) Toulon; his brother Leon and sister Themis. His in-laws: Jo (Petropolis) and Tom Gianes; Nick and Delores (Keigher) Petropolis; Mary and Gerald Sampson (Indiana); William Petropolis and nephew Paul Petropolis. He was a graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business from DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Gregory proudly served our Country in the United States Army as Buck Sergeant and classified as Sharpshooter (Rifle M-1). He worked for UARCO Business Forms and T&T Triangle Business Forms. When he retired he was devoted to student teaching. He had a love for education and spent many hours taking various night school courses. He served as Past Governor of the Order of Ahepa 13th District. He was active in politics and was a past President of the Maine Township Republican Party from 1979 to 1980. He loved his surviving sister-in-laws Becky Toulon; and Juline Petropolis (Texas). He was a devoted uncle to: Peter Zepeda; Chris, Alex, Nicholas, James, Kathy, Lee, Anna, Andrew, Val, Lyra Toulon; Lisa Petropolis; Alexandra Sutter; Demetra and Nicholas Stevens; Maria, Tom, Peter, Nicole, Jeffrey Collins; Joy and Daniel Harrison; Paula, John, Sophia and Nina Metaxas (Indiana); Maria and Matt Downham (Indiana); Nikki, Clark and Chad Mitchell (Texas); Cari and Jason (Texas); Paula and Brady McNamer (Texas); Susan, Alexis, Nicholas Petropolis (Texas). He was also a devoted Godfather to Sophia Metaxas, Demetra Stevens, Nicole Legere and Eleni Manzoor. He loved his family, relatives and friends. A great debater and always enjoyed watching sports. A visitation will be held on Friday from 4-8 PM at Cooney Funeral Home located at 625 Busse Hwy in Park Ridge. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 AM at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church located at 2350 East Dempster Street in Des Plaines. Entombment will be held at 12:15 PM on Saturday at the Joliet Woodlawn Memorial Park located at 23060 West Jefferson Street in Joliet. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Iconography Fund of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church. For information please call 847-685-1002 or visit www.cooneyfuneralhome.com

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