Detroit Mudgie’s Deli Owner & DJ Greg Mudge Dies Unexpectedly Sunday At 46

DETROIT, MI. (THECOUNT) — Greg Mudge, Detroit Mudgie’s Deli owner and electronic music DJ, died early Sunday, according to a family member.

Mudge’s mother, Sandy Pressley, said her son’s death was unexpected, adding that it was not COVID-19 related. She stopped short of providing a cause of death.

“Everybody loved him,” said Pressley, adding that Mudge had recently had a good health checkup and was preparing to take a few days off from the restaurant to go camping with his wife, Liza Pulgini.

“He would give you the shirt off his back. Mudgie’s was his life. He was happy,” she said, calling his death “very sudden.”

“Everybody that knew Greg loved him,” she said. “He was concerned about everybody’s health, the employees, the customers. He tried to keep everybody safe.”

Mudge opened Mudgie’s Deli in 2008. The space was formerly Eph McNally’s, a popular lunch spot, where Mudge was an employee, according to DetroitNews.

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