I remember Gregg as the formidable sprinter I aimed to beat thru elementary school and PW. Another memory that stands out is being paired with Gregg in Gr.4 to write an English essay. We entitled it "The Hunch-Bum of Notre Dame", got sent to the office, and both got punished with 'the shingle'. Different times! RIP Gregg. Chris
Over the years, Gregg and I played a lot of rugby, both together, for PW, and against each other ( Kats v Lomas ). I missed the funeral, but heard that Gregg's brother Grant gave a great eulogy. The best comment that got a great response from those attending the funeral was that Gregg was known as a ferocious tackler: sometimes just before the whistle, sometimes just after the whistle. Lots of great memories from the New Zealand Tour as well. Gregg was a great character and I'm sorry we lost him so young.
I spent quite a bit of time up at Gregg's house in North Van in the years after he got cancer...after initial surgery he was healthy, and we had a great time up there in those years...it was all about sports events, good music, good people and fun. After his diagnosis Gregg in essence "retired" and spent the years traveling and enjoying himself...one of his favorite regular sojourns was down to various sunny states to watch major league baseball training camps in the spring...and he really enjoyed himself in that sunny sports related environment. With his cancer Gregg was a fighter who survived for almost 10 years after his initial diagnosis. He was known as Iron Man by the staff down at VGH because he had had 16 various surgeries and procedures done to control the disease. I last saw Gregg a few days before he passed at his home and he was totally lucid. Always the fighter, he still wanted to fight on, but the body wasnt willing and he knew it. He was ready for whatever fate had in store for him...we hugged, shook hands...and we both knew it would be for the last time. Gregg, you are missed lad...and where ever you are, all my very best wishes to you!
I am afraid I cannot go without saying that, although I did not spend a great deal of time with Gregg, I have very clear memories of him with his perma grinn and a hilarious time behind the grocery store with others , laughing, and was and am still really saddened to learn of his passing. Like I said before, we never forget.. Lynn
Chris Barlow
I remember Gregg as the formidable sprinter I aimed to beat thru elementary school and PW. Another memory that stands out is being paired with Gregg in Gr.4 to write an English essay. We entitled it "The Hunch-Bum of Notre Dame", got sent to the office, and both got punished with 'the shingle'. Different times! RIP Gregg.Chris
Sean Fahy
Over the years, Gregg and I played a lot of rugby, both together, for PW, and against each other ( Kats v Lomas ). I missed the funeral, but heard that Gregg's brother Grant gave a great eulogy. The best comment that got a great response from those attending the funeral was that Gregg was known as a ferocious tackler: sometimes just before the whistle, sometimes just after the whistle. Lots of great memories from the New Zealand Tour as well. Gregg was a great character and I'm sorry we lost him so young.Bob Fulton
I spent quite a bit of time up at Gregg's house in North Van in the years after he got cancer...after initial surgery he was healthy, and we had a great time up there in those years...it was all about sports events, good music, good people and fun. After his diagnosis Gregg in essence "retired" and spent the years traveling and enjoying himself...one of his favorite regular sojourns was down to various sunny states to watch major league baseball training camps in the spring...and he really enjoyed himself in that sunny sports related environment.With his cancer Gregg was a fighter who survived for almost 10 years after his initial diagnosis. He was known as Iron Man by the staff down at VGH because he had had 16 various surgeries and procedures done to control the disease. I last saw Gregg a few days before he passed at his home and he was totally lucid. Always the fighter, he still wanted to fight on, but the body wasnt willing and he knew it. He was ready for whatever fate had in store for him...we hugged, shook hands...and we both knew it would be for the last time. Gregg, you are missed lad...and where ever you are, all my very best wishes to you!
Lynn Osborne (Dowhaniuk)
I am afraid I cannot go without saying that, although I did not spend a great deal of time with Gregg, I have very clear memories of him with his perma grinn and a hilarious time behind the grocery store with others , laughing, and was and am still really saddened to learn of his passing.Like I said before, we never forget..
Lynn
Daryl Bartman
This life on earth is such a flash...make the most of it and know that there is more if we desire.Too many lives are cut short..and Greg and others in memoriam are a reminder of that.
Take good care of our children.
God bless them and keep tham safe.
Daryl