The funeral ceremony was held late in the afternoon at the Loreto complex, in the Saint-Léonard district of Montreal.
Gregory Woolley was a man who led a lot within the underworld: he maintained close ties with the mafia as well as with the Hells Angels and street gangs.
The co-leader of the Montreal mafia, Leonardo Rizzuto, of whom Woolley was a faithful ally, showed up on the scene, fleeing the cameras of the media present on site. Her sister, Libertina, also made a notable presence.
Other big names in organized crime came to support those close to Woolley: former Hells Mario Brouillette and South Chapter prospect Richard Mayrand; mafioso Giuseppe “Gator” Focarazzo and gang leader Jean-Philippe Célestin, accompanied by his close guard.
The latter is expected by observers of the criminal scene to be the one who could fill the “vacuum” left by the death of Gregory Woolley in the scene of organized crime.
Throughout Friday afternoon, hundreds of people entered and exited the Loreto funeral home, while luxury vehicles – many of them armored – lined the complex's parking lot.
Mafiosi, bikers, gang members; individuals of all criminal stripes came early Friday afternoon to the Loreto Funeral Complex in Montreal, to show their respect to the loved ones of Gregory Woolley, who was shot and killed on November 17.
La Presse noted that some visitors were questioned by members of the Eclipse Squad. Among the notable guests, let us highlight the presence of Leonardo Rizzuto, youngest son of the former mafia godfather Vito Rizzuto, the gang member Jean-Philippe Célestin, the ex-biker Mario Brouillette, the mafioso Pietro D'Adamo, biker and mafia associate Giuseppe Focarazzo and members of the Hells Angels, including some former Nomads, the now-defunct group led by Maurice Boucher during the biker wars. Police also noticed some armored vehicles displaying Ontario license plates in the parking lot. The gang leader will not have a funeral in a church. Gregory Woolley's remains are also expected to be laid to rest on Friday evening and to be buried Saturday morning in a metropolitan cemetery.
