William Harry Greulich

July 28, 1947 - August 23, 2026

William H. Greulich was born in Newark, New Jersey. At age 3, his family moved to San Francisco, California and resided in San Mateo, California where he graduated from Hillsdale High School in 1965.

Bill joined the United States Army and became a journalist in the 5th PID (Public Information Detachment) stationed in the Trang, Viet Nam for two years.

After completing his service, he graduated with honors with a double Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Journalism from California State University Northridge.

In 1974 Bill married “the girl next door”, Frances Lukas. They settled in Sherman Oaks, California.

Bill was recruited into machine tool accessories sales where he made a career of over 40 years.

Bill loved to read and accumulated an extensive library of books from archeology and baseball to Sherlock Holmes and other mysteries. He enjoyed watching the San Francisco Giants baseball and the 49ers football games.

Bill is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Frances, and their son, William Ethan Greulich. We miss you, “Hoond”.

A celebration of Bill’s life will be held later this year. In lieu of flowers, please offer your donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital at StJude.org.