Garrey Principe Obituary

PRINCIPE, Garrey Garrey Edward (Bud) Principe Jr., 73 years old, passed away at his home on Seabrook Island, SC on Thursday, December 1, 2005 after a long and heroic battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Rose to whom he was married for 31 years. He has five children: Brett J. (Sharon) of Owings Mills, MD; Garrey Edward III (Peggy) of Lehigh Acres, FL; Leah C. Moriarty (Bill) of Snowmass Village, CO; Karlen L. Poma (Vince) of Monterey, CA and Kandice E. Vivardo (Anthony) of Gilberts, IL. He is also survived by six grandchildren Alison, Holly, Tyler of Owings Mills, MD; Marlo of Lehigh Acres, FL and Walker and Caroline of Snowmass Village, CO. He is also Survived by four sisters; Anne Moses, Danbury CT/San Diego,CA; Elizabeth McClung, Charleston Beach, RI; Patricia Gilbert, Brookfield, CT and Jane Jillson, Winchester, NH. Bud was born in Greenwich, CT and raised in Danbury, CT where he was a star quarterback earning him a scholarship to Georgetown University. He later joined the service and served as one of the elite members of the tomb of the Unknown Soldiers in Arlington, VA where he received the National Defense Service Medal. Bud was a graduate with a B.A. from Western State College in Colorado and was in the health insurance business for over forty years in New York, Baltimore and Chicago. Bud will be most remembered for his endless and humorous stories of his many exploits in life. He was a long time unshakable Chicago Cub fan and would often be found in the bleachers befriending all around him, (and arguing passionately about sports history). Donations in his name may be made to the loving caregivers at Lutheran Hospice Endowment of Hope, 900 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite 200, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. Friends and neighbors are invited to attend a Memorial Mass at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, on John's Island, SC at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2005. Arrangements by JAMES A. McALISTER, INC. 766-1365. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.