Gregory Woodford Smith
December 11, 1954 - September 01, 2017
Obituary
MIDDLETON-Gregory Woodford Smith, of Milwaukee, passed away on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee. He was born on Dec. 11, 1954, in Lincoln, Neb., the son of William “Wood” and Mary Lou Smith. He married Sandra (Witkowski Eater) on Dec. 31, 2016, in Milwaukee. Gregg was a graduate of La Crosse Central High School and UW-Lacrosse. Professionally he was a photographer; was a sales representative in the photography and stationary industries; and worked in fund development for numerous not for profit organizations. He enjoyed photography, travelling, and spending time with family. Gregg was a believer in progressive government reform, immigration rights, and fought against dishonesty and the abuse of power. Gregg is survived by his wife, Sandra; parents, Wood and Lou of LaCrosse; his children, Carla of West Bend, Adam (Meghan) of Jasper, Ind., and Marilu of Milwaukee; five grandchildren, Noah, Lainey, Corbin, Owen and Dawson; sisters, Amanda (Tom) Hale of Missoula, Mont., Stacey (Rodney) Mitchell of Anchorage, Alaska and Paula (Dennis) Marcou of La Crosse; brothers, Timothy of Tustin, Calif., and Jason and his partner Tom Vallach of Palm Desert, Calif.; two nephews; and three nieces. A graveside service will be held at NATURAL PATH SANTUARY, 2299 Spring Rose Rd., Verona; at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017.
Events
Graveside
Sun Sep 10, 2017 @ 11:00 AM CDT
Natural Path Sanctuary at the Farley Center • 2299 Spring Rose Road, Verona, WI 53593
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Memories
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Graciela Hernández
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La familia De Guadalupe Homes, en Santa Apolonia, Guatemala, queremos expresar nuestro sentido pésame a la familia de Gregg Smith (Goyito) y estamos muy agradecidos por su apoyo cuando perteneció al grupo Amistad Sin Fronteras y por todo su cariño hacia los niños de Hogares. Que Dios le conceda fortaleza a su familia. DESCANSE EN PAZ GOYITO.
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Rita Frohna
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Prayers, thoughts and hugs for the family. Gregg was special to me. I am so thankful that he helped start Friendship Without Borders, the mission group that has been going to the orphanage in Santa Apolonia, Guatemala since 1996. Gregg will be missed.
Rita Frohna
Greendale
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His youngest daughter
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It is 2 years after my fathers' death. I am now 13 years old and I was 11 when he died. I have been through so much. That same year he died two months later my favorite singer Kim Jonghyun died. Those two events happened in the same year and it was the worst times of my life. I am sitting here listing to music by Kim Jonghyun and I am crying. I am going through a tough time right now and I was looking at pictures of Kim Jonghyun and started crying. I then watched his funeral video and started balling my eyes out. I then thought of my father. I looked this up and started crying again. Here I am at 2:28 p.m. on a Wednesday with no school and listening to Kim Jonghyun's music. Crying. My cousins look at me like a crazy person and I want to scream at the whole world. Yell at the world and tell them that they took two super important things from me. Yet, I can't do that without getting in trouble. I keep everything built up inside me.