DANIEL S. GREGORY ’51

DANIEL S. GREGORY, 81, co-founder of the venture capital firm Greylock Partners, which helped launch companies that defined the business community in Boston and the Route 128 corridor, died Jan. 6, 2011. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and received a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University after serving in the U.S. Navy. A member of the Board of the National Venture Capital Association for seven years, he spent the last two years in top leadership roles. He also served for about a year as secretary of economic affairs under Massachusetts Governor William F. Weld. Known for finding talented people with good ideas, he taught that the process involved hard work as well as focus and dedication. Among those who survive are his wife of 58 years, Madeline Lee Gregory; three children, including Daniel S. Gregory Jr. ’78; eight grandchildren; and a brother and sister.