Gregolian Memorial *now with pics... hopefully*

[mozfonky]

Hey guys.

As many of you know beloved sherdog poster @Gregolian passed away last month. I participate in a discord off shoot where a bunch of posters from here are members, one of whom was the late @Gregolian. After Greg's passing we decided we were going to find a way to memorialize Greg.

We contacted the Ogden plant a tree program from Gregs obituary (https://www.lindquistmortuary.com/obituaries/gregory-phancenek) to see if we could find something a bit beyond the plant a tree options and after some deliberation amongst the members and back and forth with Ogden Botanical gardens we have decided adopt a section of the Japanese Garden (Greg has Japanese heritage) within the Ogden Botanical Garden. It includes a traditional Japanese pagoda, a cherry blossom tree, and a bench for quiet reflection. There will be a plaque indicating that this site been dedicated to Greg.

We have created a GoFundMe and thought it would be best to open it up to the sherdog community as our community is unlikely to include all the sherdog posters who were close to Greg who may want to contribute. https://www.gofundme.com/f/gregory-...&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

Hopefully this will be stickied which should resolve queries about whether this is legit or not (It is, there's already a thread about this in the mod forum just be patient)
@Khabib Khanate
@HockeyBjj

that was nice of you guys, I'll check it out soon. Thanks.

 

[HockeyBjj]

So does the pagoda already exist, or is it the one pictured?

It’s the one pictured, and this will get it cleaned up, a good a number of plants planted around it (it looks kinda dead and sparse at the moment) and a plaque saying this is dedicated to our Greg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Donated.

Holy shit, at this rate we'll hit the target easily. We're almost two thirds of the way there already! Well done, everyone

 

[Fugazy]

Damn that obit.

Bless that cheesehead.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Grego was a great dude no doubt.

RIP bro.

 

[Dizzy]

Awesome job getting this together. Just donated.

 

[Simple Southerner]

I hate coming to these kind of threads shit is so sad

Rip @Gregolian
Also I will donate a stack $

 

[LMP]

Cheers to everyone that has donated. Even if you cant afford to donate, it has been incredible seeing so many people come together and remember our brother. Greg would have been blown away and touched by all of this.

 

[Omegaboy13]

It’s the one pictured, and this will get it cleaned up, a good a number of plants planted around it (it looks kinda dead and sparse at the moment) and a plaque saying this is dedicated to our Greg

Awesome, thank you. Just wanted to know before I donate.

 

[Mikeydontgiva]

in. thanks to all involved, well done.

 

[mozfonky]

he was from my neck of the woods and a concert pianist too. Interesting.

 

[mbinder]

Events like this bring out the best of the internet -- what a thoughtful thing putting this together. I didn't have a ton of exchanges with the man, but I remember him fondly and will absolutely donate. RIP.

 

[method115]

Done. Great idea BTW.

 

[Falsedawn]

Donated. Let's get it done.

 

[davidlemonparty]

I never had a personal interaction with him, but from the response I've seen looks like I missed out on meeting a great guy.
RIP Greg buddy

 

[j123]

Had a few chats with him, nothing too deep or wild, good poster, never was judgy or an ass. RIP bud, gave my piece

 

[Mike]

Just donated. Less than $700 to go now. Thanks @Cid for letting us know about this. RIP Greg, you were a great guy.

Well liked even by people that didn't know you all that well. I think you would've appreciated so many people coming together to celebrate your life. We're going to miss you around here, and we won't forget you.

 

[PHATV]

In.
Nice idea.
Thanks for posting @Cid.
Thanks for doing this, Bob. RIP, Greg.

 

[HARRISON_3]

We got some great peeps around here.

 

[ocean size]

Thank you Bob and Cid and others for organizing. Thank you war room, great to see donations roll in to honour a Sherbro, even from those who like me didn't know Greg well.