Sunday, March 20, 2022
I have been thinking about all of you since I heard the news earlier this week. I have to say I'm still in shock. I haven't met many people as passionate, caring, and hard working as Greg. I fondly remember the days when he would haul Connor and me in his big maroon van, with Eagles air brushed on the hood, to UWL's rock-climbing wall; or the countless pitches he threw us in the batting cage; or our jaunt to Devil's lake for my first ever outdoor rock climbing trip; or to the New Orleans Saints summer training; or to the amusement park in Albuquerque... the list goes on. He was the closest to a father figure, besides my own, for most of my childhood. The world is a better place because of Greg Lonning and I can't believe he's no longer with us in person, though, he will remain in the hearts and minds of the many people that he met.
