Gregory D. Farrow

We feel you shining down upon us as we strengthen our family bond in your absence. This year we are blessed to celebrate this holiday through the eyes of your granddaughter. Her enthusiasm and innocence also shine upon us.

Merry Christmas in heaven.

It is unfortunate that I didn't truly get to know "Coach" until after he had passed. It is with great honor that I have had the chance to get to know him through his loving family through which his legacy lives on. Fear not for with every breath each of you takes and every caring deed each of you performs, Coach lives on. For you Payton...You need not look any further than your father to see your grandpapa!

October 20, 2005...For over half a century a certain day is celebrated every year and now it's just a day. I think of Greg every day...many in tears but always with a smile. Our family misses his quick wit that kept us laughing. Through friends and family we've been inspired by stories of Greg's antics...some with tears of laughter, some with tears of sadness. The support of so many people is a tribute to the love we all shared for a great guy.

A toast to you, Greg, we hope...

Dear Brother-In-Law,

Today is your birthday and on this day we want to say thank you. Thank you for all the wonderful times we had together. Your guidance and genourosity through the years will never be forgotten. Thank you for taking such great care of Judy and for giving us a niece and nephew we are so very proud of. Bobby, Shane and Meghan miss you and are very greatful for all you have done for them. Thank you, Greg.

Love,

Bob & Rita

Six months after we became self-employed, Greg Farrow literally came to our door to offer his accounting services. The accountant our lawyer had suggested was impersonal, unavailable, and was making no sense with our end of year taxes. We handed everything over to Greg and have never been disappointed. That was 1982. Never once have we ever felt a need to change accountants. A few years ago, someone was taking a phone survey with regard to accounting firms. I told the surveyor that we were...

Greg was a great man I only knew through a business relationship and spoke to over the telephone.
I just wanted to share my brief thoughts of him and say that he has and will continue to be missed.

One of my good friends once said to me “I didn’t know your dad that well, but just from listening to the stories about how great of a man he was, I can see where you get it from. You walk into a room and it just lights up, and now I can see where it comes from”. My dad was the light in my life, my hero, the person I want to be. He could do no wrong in my eyes. He was more than a dad, but a best friend, a role model, a hero, a coach, and the man I looked up to for everything. I was daddy’s...

Life is not fair. These were the words my dad would tell me when I was feeling sorry for myself. Little did I know how true his words would ring on December 17th when I lost my dad and my best friend. I am sad not for myself, but for my daughter who only knew him for a short time and my future children who will never know the greatest man I knew. I take solace in the notion he will always live on in my memories and dreams. Memories I will never forget and surely share for the rest of my life....

Twenty six years ago today we took these vows...for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health until death do us part. Little did we know how challenging these promises could be. Greg lived each day as though it were a gift. He learned not to take anything for granted and he loved his family with all his heart. I can only smile when I think of him and will forever love him. He was my strength and I can only hope he left that with me. Memories are many, words are...