Greg received a scholarship and was one of the first students at Colorado Mountain College. He worked for the Union Pacific railroad as a draftsman and went on to work for the City of Fruita. He married Julia Carrigan, had two children and was divorced. He was 58 years old when he died peacefully at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado following a long illness. He had three grandchildren and enjoyed oil painting and woodworking. His children said he was loved very much and will be greatly missed.