John Robert Gregory was born 6, 1947 in Albermarle County, Virginia to Junious Gregory, Jr. and Lucy Woodson Gregory. He was a lifelong resident of Buckingham County, VA. He departed this life on March 11, 2020 surrounded and supported by his family and loved ones at Albermarle Health and Rehabilitation Center in Charlottesville, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Junious Gregory, III, William Gregory and twin brother, James Franklin Gregory.