Gregory "Greg" Carl Winskey

Greg was born on March 8, 1965, in Kerrville, Texas, to Gordon and Claudia Bowers Winskey. He entered eternal rest on September 26, 2024.

Preceding him in death were his parents; grandparents, Lofton and Reba Nell Bierschwale Bowers; his sister, Carletta Jean Bishop; and nieces, JoNell and Michelle Nance.

Surviving Greg are his sisters, Elaine Atnip of Ingram; Ylanda (James) Copeland of Ingram; Belinda Winskey of Center Point; his brother, Lofton (Mary Ann) Winskey of Kerrville; his nieces and nephews; his Walmart family; and the many friends whose lives he touched.

Greg attended school in Center Point through the 11 th grade. After moving to Comanche, Oklahoma, he was a Senior and graduated with honors in English from Comanche High School. After high school he followed in his brothers’ footsteps and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Greg spent a good part of his time serving aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. Greg’s love for his family, the Texas Hill Country, and especially the Guadalupe River brought him back home to Texas. He was a true “river rat”, spending a lot of his spare time over the years traipsing up and down the banks of the river to fish and camp. He would sometimes forget he was still carrying hellgrammites used for fishing bait in his pocket—Ouch!

He was a master carpenter and worked in that profession for about 20 years. He left the construction business and worked as a Walmart associate at the Kerrville store for 16 years. Customers could hear him singing while he worked and appreciated him stepping up to help them as he could. He worked his last shift there on the day of his passing.

Everyone who knew Greg will tell you about his kindness, his selflessness, his sense of humor, his love of country music and dancing, singing karaoke, cooking and sharing recipes, etc. The song, Millionaire, by Chris Stapleton reminds us of Greg…” I got love enough to spare, that makes me a millionaire”. And Greg was rich beyond measure!

As a saying goes: Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, “Holy Shit…What a ride!” And we know Greg had a good ride! He could carry the weight of the world on his shoulders and make it look like a pair of wings.

Dear Greg: We will love you forever and look forward to seeing you again. We will expect you to have bowls of your gumbo waiting for us! Love always, your siblings.

To celebrate Greg’s life and spirit, we will gather in Ingram City Park in Ingram, Texas, for a “Celebration of Life” on October 26, 2024, from 2 – 4 p.m with military honors beginning at 2 p.m. Please feel free to dress in Greg’s favorite colors of either black or camouflage.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to a humane society or animal rescue of your choice to support the needs of abandoned animals.

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