Gregory Lance Welch Sr.

I am thankful for the privilege of knowing those folks. Mr. Welch has gone home . Ride forever, sir.

This would have been your 59th. I miss you

Still miss ya Greg!

My heartfelt sympathy to all his family. This terrible loss can only be felt truly by those who loved him best. Even time cannot erase this, but happiness in his memory will live on.
God bless the Welch family. J Howard. Ohio

I know this is very late but I just heard of the news just Sunday, my thoughts and prayers are with the whole Welch family, I knew Greg and his father Buster from a guy that I used to date that worked for them both. Greg was a very fun and loving guy and very well liked in the community. I just wish that I had known of this before now.

The last time I saw Greg was at Myrle Fletcher Welch's funeral. That guy had me laughing so hard I thought I would cry, except that of course, I had been all day - it was the worst day of my life. My grandfather was a great man - and so was Greg Welch. I wish I had paid more attention - and spent more time with him when I had the opportunity.



I uploaded a photo I found on the internet (separately from my guest book entry) - and he was, as always, smiling big.



I will miss that guy!

My prayers and deepest sympathy go out to the Welch family. God bless you and be with you always.

Dewayne,Tonja,Samantha,Taylor and Cutter

The cutting horse family was blessed to have Greg. His talent to instruct, train and his special touch will continue to influence both cutters and cutting horses for years to come.



May God Continue to Bless the Welch Family.

Two years ago...my dad, Price Mclauchlin, passed away during the Summer Spectacular. Greg called numerous times to check on me and my family. I reassured him that he needed to take care of business and that I didn't want or expect him to come to the funeral. I knew he cared and that his prayers were with us. I looked up the day of my dad's funeral...there stood Greg, boots, spurs and all. I asked him what on earth he was doing there, because I knew he had horses and customers showing in Ft. Worth...he said that he was at Will Rogers when "all at once the cutting didn't seem that important...when he had a friend who needed him" Greg was that friend to so many people. My whole family will miss him so much!I will miss his friendship, his pranks, and his harrasment....he paid a friend's child a dollar to come up and call me grandma at the concession stand....way before I was old enough to be one. There isn't anyone who truly knew him who does not have similar tales to remember. Greg undoubtedly left his mark in the cutting horse business...but he left an

even greater impact as a friend to so many. I mourn his loss..but I hope to never forget his legacy as a friend. What wonderful memories he leaves us all! He touched many lives. I can't think of any better way to be remembered. I know Greg is at peace....I pray that his family finds peace as well. Donna Fanning

Our condolences to the Welch family, Greg was an inspiration to us and many others. May God Bless

Ronnie & Jennifer Landes

Many years ago, my father rode with Buster Welch and Ms. Sheila on their ranch one day. He always remembered what a wonderful time he had and how nice the Welch's were to him and my mom. My dad passed away, but I still remember the stories he told. May you always remember the good times and great horses Greg was involved with. He was a tribute to his family and his friends. He will be missed by all in the cutting horse industry. Condolences to his family and friends.

Dear Welch Family



We are truely saddened by the news of Greg's passing. Our thoughts and prays are with you during this sad time. God Bless.

Welch Family: My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Lynn Harris

To the Welch family. I learned of Greg's illness just a few days before leaving on a vacation trip to Georgia. I regret that I thus was unable to attend the funeral. I pray that God will give you the grace to endure the heartache you must feel over having Greg die at such a young age, with the assurance that it's not so long, but "We'll meet you in the morning." It has been a pleasure to chronicle the exploits of the Welch family in Quarter Horse News since August 1984. I appreciate the quality of character displayed by members of the family. Greg made my job easier, first through great horsemanship aboard outstanding horses in the cutting pen. Second, he always came up with something to describe a horse or situation in a manner that set a particular shining moment apart from other previous accomplishments. Greg Welch may be gone from the cutting arena, but there are countless kids whose love for the sport of cutting and their ability to ride a horse has increased through his efforts. Thus, he left a huge piece of himself with us.

Our deepest condolences to the family of Greg. He will be greatly missed in and out of the arena. As difficult of a loss as this is for everyone, he is with Whitney and some very great horses. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. God Bless.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL TO HELP YOU GET THRU THIS, AND WE KNOW GREG IS IN A WONDERFUL PLACE AND IN PEACE . MAY GOD BE WITH YOU . ANN & JEFF

Dear Ruth Ann,



I’ve been reported by Frank about the very sad news on your brother sudden passing away. Please accept my sincere condolences for the whole family from Spain. I believe that we must leave to God what we cannot understand. Certainly it is difficult. It is also my believe that those who leave us with nice memories are in the best possible place and we’ll reunite sometime in the future. I’m sure your brother is there. My prays are with you and your family.



I look forward meeting you soon so you can teach me, one in all, how to understand the Texan accent. Please convey my warmest regards for the girls and rest of the family.



Very truly yours

Jose Manuel Rodríguez-Villa

Madrid

Spain

May the good Lord watch over the family of Greg untill they meet again. He was a good influence on a great number of people,and will be missed by our industry

Uncle Buster and Family,

Our Prayers are with the family! We lose a wonderful cousin and Proud of the man he became~Tell we ride again. Debra, Denver, Donnie, Dwight and Dylan

Our deepest sympathy to the family.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Our deepest condolences.

OUR PRAYERS AND DEEPEST SYMPATHIES GO OUT TO THE ENTIRE WELCH FAMILY.

I always saw Greg talking with, teasing, or laughing with a child or a baby; or riding around the arena with a child or baby in front of him in the saddle. A man so good to children is for sure blessed by God in the highest manner.

To the family of Greg. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time. Only time can help ease the pain and sorrow. The cutting world will miss him. We have you in our thoughts, Ronnie, Cindy, Ryan, Russell, and Ryhn Smith

Our sincerest thoughts and prayers

are with you.

at one of the fort worth cuttings a sponsor put funny hats on some of the trainers that were in the coliseum. they put a red beanie with a whiligig on top on greg and he was loping around the pen with it spinning and he loped up next to me with this goofy smile on his face and i was laughing so hard i had to pull up and stop. i always enjoyed his humor, he had a great laugh.

Buster, Sheila, Pax, Lance and the rest of the Welch family---We were so shocked and saddened to hear about your loss. Greg will always be remembered and loved by many. May you find comfort in the memories you have of him and carry in your hearts always.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Our love,

The Holseys

Barry, Linda, Lee, Michelle, Hannah, Holly and Lil Lee.

To the Welch family

My thou and prays are with each and everyone of you is a sad time for your family and the Cutting Horse world.

Our deepest sympathy to all the Welch family. The cutting arena well never be the same without Greg. Our prayers are with you, God Bless

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. Greg was an inspiration and a gentleman to all cutters. He will be sadly missed and the world has lost another true Cowboy!

My sincere condolences to the Welch Family

Our thoughts and prayers are with each and everyone of you.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all the family and friends.

A wonderful tribute to a wonderful man. He will be missed by all. Our thoughts and prayers to the entire Welch Family. God Bless.

Love, Rock, Landy & Cody Hedlund

Very sorry to hear such sad news.

We have many good memories of Greg amd his love of family and dedication to the cutting horse industry. With sympathy to his family. Elaine and Darlow Glaser

To the Welch family:

Our heartfelt condolences to the entire family on the loss of such a wonderful man. May it comfort you to know his example and influence live on in the hearts of many.

The Welch Legacy will go on, especially in the Cutting Horse World. Our thoughts and prayers to the family.

Our prayers and thoughts are with you.

We are very sad at the passing of Greg, not only was he a great guy, but a true horseman.. He will be missed..

Ralph & Rae Lamb

To Pax, Lance, Buster, Sheila, Ginger, Ken, Dixie, Amy, Katy and Kelly, my heart goes out to you all. I was so blessed to have a great friend in Greg as I'm sure many others were. I will miss him dearly. My wish is that he has finally found some peace in himself. I love you all

WE HAVE GREG IN OUR MEMORIES. HE WAS A GREAT MAN AND DID A WHOLE LOT FOR THE CUTTING HORSE INDUSTRY!WE PRAY FOR GREGS FAMILY. WE WERE GOOD FRIENDS WITH HIM AND IT WAS HARD TO SEE HIM GO.

SINCERELY,

THE MOWERYS

The cutting world has lost one of its greatest champions in the passing of Greg Welch...my condolences and prayers to his family and many friends.

Dear Welch Family,

There are so few words to express the sadness I personally feel over the loss of Greg in our world. He was forever kind, helpful, warm, and smiling, sending his charm straight to you. He never turned me down when I would ask for help and he always seemed to be there on the ready. I'll never tire of my memory of him and his rituals as he rode to the herd with such intensity. He was a great horseman, teacher, and friend to me. As I miss him, I will pray for your peace through all the wonderful memories, with God's everlasting grace. With Love,

The Hellstern Family (Cindy, Ron, Hillary, Jenni).

We didnt personally know Greg but his influence and his name here in Australia will go on. Our condolences are with you at this sad time.

Our sympathies and prayers to all of your family and friends that feel the loss of Greg. He did alot for the cutting horse industry! Your loss is felt by many.

"Heart" is in the bloodlines of great horses. There is an abudance of "heart" in the Welch family genes. Greg was a wonderful trainer, teacher, leader and friend. We will miss him! Emmett, Pat, and Sarah Warren

I loved Greg. I don't know anyone who did not like Greg. He was a caring and talented person.I have known him since he was a child and saw him through some wild years. But he became a great man and belonged to God. He had a good message for everyone. He never said a bad thing about people, because he really loved people. My heartfelt condolences go out to Buster and Sheila, Ginger, Ken,Ruth Ann ,Georgia, and most of all Lance. I love you guys.I couldn't be there for the services, but I was on my knees praying for you all and Joe HOward too. God bless you all.

I NEVER KNEW MR. WELCH ONLY OF HIM , BUT I RESPECTED HIM FOR EVERYTHING HE DID. I AM PRAYING FOR HIS FAMILY THIS MAY BE HARD BUT IT TO SHALL PASS. BLESS YALL.

We send our deepest sympathy to the entire Welch family. Our prayers are with you.

To Ken and the entire Welch Family: Our thoughts are with you at this time. Greg will be remembered for more than just his earnings in the cutting world. Hope all these kind words and shared memories offer some comfort. Rick Johnson and Family

Greg will be missed by a multitude of people. My family has been influenced by Greg's goodness and honesty for more than 30 years.

Please accept Our Deepest Condolances to Your entire Family in this Trying Time, Our thoughts and prayers are with You.

What a great SMILE, what a great HORSEMAN, what a great INSPIRATION especially to our kids; what a SMILE, what PEACE he must now have with his beloved Whitney which he so dearly missed, what a LEGACY he has left behind; what a SMILE, what a great SENSE of humor, what a LOSS for us all; What a SMILE we shall ALWAYS remember.

Please accept our heartfelt condolences.



Amy and Steve Tremper

The only things we know about Greg are what we have read about him and may have heard from Matt and Christina Lopez. Matt has trained and shown our cutters and used to work for Buster. They say you can learn a great deal about a man from his friends. This guest book speaks volumes. May God Bless and Hold Greg, his family, and all others touched by his passing.

The Welch family is a family that I truly have the highest respect for. They always have welcomed me with open arms. Thanks to Georgia I was able to meet such wonderful people. All of their losses over the years with Sterling,Whitney and now Greg are painful. But knowing they are all together and in such a glorious place gives us some comfort. My prayers are with the entire family. You have all touched so many lives in such outstanding ways. The legacy will live on forever. Although we will miss you here, we know you are waiting for us to join that cattle drive in the sky.

To all the Welch family:

Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you during this time.



Thank you Lord, for having allowed many of our members the opportunity to have met Greg, to have observed him in and out of the arena, and to have learned from him. He was truly a wonderful man, respected by all, and we will miss that wonderful smile of his.



We rejoice in the knowledge that he is now with his beautiful daughter, Whitney, his friends who have passed before, and his Lord, and hope that the same knowledge also brings to each of you some measure of comfort in the times ahead.



Respectfully,

I didn't know Greg or his family personally but I knew about all of his hard work in the cuttin' business. All of my heart felt thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this time of great sorrow and loss. He will be missed.

My Prayers are with you.

To the Welch Family from our family: You will remain in our thoughts and prayers always.

May God grant your family the comfort of knowing that Greg is by his side and helping sort through the most spectacular herd of prospects that he has every witnessed. Please accept my heartfelt condolence and know that my prayers are with the entire Welch family.

To The Welch Family, we were so sad to hear about Greg, it is such a loss to lose such a great cowboy.

Our thoughts are with you all.

From Max McTaggart, Betty Ford and Gill Sawrey

Our prayers and thoughts are with you.

May Gregs family be blessed at this time .Greg will be missed by all,but there is now awsome herd help in hevan!

We were having a cutting in Wilton, CA when we heard about Greg's illness. It was awesome as a minister, to see the family of cutters gather together in prayer and faith each morning before the open, to interceed and stand for a brother in Christ and his family, that lived several thousand miles away, who were facing a major trial. Greg's life not only impacted the cutting industry but obviously moved the hearts of the people in the cutting pen.



I was honored when Greg showed up at cowboy church at the shows on the West Coast where I was ministering. He was not ashamed of what he believed and the Savior he served. As he now stands before His Lord and Savior in Glory, I know that his desire would be that all cutters would come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.



I pray that the unity and love that I saw take place in the cutting arena that week as we prayed for Greg will continue in the family of cutters in Greg honor and memory. Let's not wait until a trial comes to one of our own, but love and pray for one another daily.



May God bless you and fill you all with His peace that surpasses all understanding during this time of grief.

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE ENTIRE WELCH FAMILY. GOD BE WITH YOU ALWAYS.

Prayers are with the entire Welch family. Greg was certainly an inspiration to all who knew him. May he go with God in peace.

To Buster, Sheila, and other members of the Welch family:



Bob and I send our deepest sympathy to all of you. Even though we haven't seen you often, you remain in our thoughts, especially at this time. May wonderful memories comfort and sustain you.



Sincerely,

Bob and Nancy Samon

Our heartfelt sympathy to Gregs' family. May they take joy in knowing he is now in a far better place where cuttings never cease and life never ends. God Bless!!

God Bless the entire Welch family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. The cutting horse industry is suffering a great loss, but God now has the best herd help in heaven.

Joey, Lisa, Lyndi & Lauryn

I will certainly miss Greg. What a great teacher of cutting both young and old. My sincere sympathy to all of the Welch family.

My God Be With You In This Time

In the passing of Greg Welch..

When I have gone, remember I'm with Jesus;Then do not grieve because I've passed away; Life holds so many griefs and disappointments, And will you weep because I did not stay? 'Tis only for a spell we must be parted- Not many years to us on earth are given; And when my Saviour tells me you are coming, I'll go with Him, and welcome you to heaven. Greive not because the eyes that looked upon you Shall never see your face on earth again;Rejoice because they look upon the Saviour, Who gave His life to ransom sinful men. Weep not because I walk no longer with you; Remember I am walking streets of gold. Weep for yourselves, that you awhile must tarry Before the blessed Lord you may behold.

Rotha,Bob,Jr. and Kelli, Chad Stefanie, and Colt Blanchard

The Bobby Cook Family.....

A prayer has been said for Gregg and family. A true loss for everyone.

May God bless you all.

Along with so many others we send our sympahty & prayers to Greg's family & friends. The world has truly lost a great person & horseman, but but our loss is Heaven's gain.

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family

What a shock, to read of Greg's passing in the paper. Due to Tom's cancer we haven't been able to participate in NCHA activities, nor could we attend funeral. But, we are thinking of the family and remembering his giant smile, the way he rocked in his saddle to the music during shows and the precious sight of a child or even a baby on the horse with him. We are so very sorry to hear such sad news. Wishing peace and blessings to all the Welch's.

To the Welch Family:



Our deepest condolences on your terrible loss. May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-28

May God's comfort be upon all of the Welch family. You will be in our thoughts and prayers.



Ted, Debbie, & Garrett Hopton-Jones

Josh, Candee, & Haylee Petrie

our prayers are with you

CUTTING HAS CERTAINLY BEEN BLESSED BY GREG'S INFLUENCE. WE PRAY THAT GREG AND HIS DAUGHTER ARE TOGETHER AGAIN. GOD BLESS THE WELCH FAMILY.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Welch family from our family.May God Bless.

Our deepest sympathy to the Welch Family.

In a creative tribute to a wonderful man, hundreds of Greg's family and friends joined together yesterday for his final services. With the opening film clips of special performances in the arena, one was almost drawn back to those places where he competed and won. The outpouring of emotion was staggering. Perhaps his greatest impact was on the children that he coached and nurtured. I was grateful for his easy acceptance of me into his extended family. And he leaves behind two wonderful very special people in Pax and Lance. They were the stalwarts for their grieving family and friends. His legacy will live on beyond our present memory through the generations of cutters to follow. God has blessed him and us for his presence in our lives.

Thank you for all you have contributed to the sport you loved. Rest in peace.

Our Prayers go out to the Welch family in this time of sorrow and loss. But my thoughts of happiness are for Greg to be re-united with his beloved daughter Whitney. May Gods be with you all.

My deepest sympathy to all of the Welch Family.

We wish to offer our most sincere condolences to the Welch family. Greg will surely be missed.

July 4th, the day that the United States commerates and celebrtes its freedom with bountiful American festivities and traditions, may we too remember and honor the wonderful memories that Greg gave to us all.



Our sincere sympathy to all Welch family and friends.



Donna & Mort Fleischer

Greg was an inspiration to all cutters both young and old. May he rest in God's peace.

The highlight of my year is always going home to Ft. Worth and attending the Futurity and Derby & Spectacular when possible. I could always count on seeing Greg Welsh with 2 horses in the finals and I knew all was right with the world. I feal a great sense of loss and send my thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.

Our families' thoughts and prayers are with your family in this hour of great sorrow.

The Welch Family



May you find strength and comfort in the Lord during your time of sorrow. We are praying for you.