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Gregory Stengel
1946 - 2025
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Gregory Stengel Obituary
Born: June 15, 1946 in Chadwick, IL
Died: September 21, 2025 in Scarsdale, NY
"Hail to the Great Man: the genius, the hippie, the contrarian thinker, the man with a clear philosophical view and conviction, the anti-bureaucrat, the legend who we had the great good fortune to have known," wished a friend.
Accomplished real estate maven, attorney, investor, and community figure leaves behind his wife Mila and 3 daughters: Jennifer Moonbeam, Milena, and Abigail. He enjoyed grooving to music, photography, waxing philosophical, debating topics, and being a global citizen.
He grew up in Chadwick, IL, attended Shimer College, graduated as a philosophy major from the University of Chicago and as an attorney from the University of Pennsylvania. As a corporate attorney at Equitable Law Firm, he worked on a deal to refinance Puerto Rico, among many other projects. During this time, his entrepreneurial spirit flourished in real estate as he began to acquire residential rental properties in upstate NY. A hippie at heart, he attended the Woodstock Festival, enjoyed the local cultural and music scenes, and later built a cabin himself (with help from friends) on a mountaintop in Woodstock. His adventurous spirit led him with family and friends on van trips across the country, a week-long boat ride down the Amazon, and other travels to Costa Rica, Europe, Thailand and more. A hero to his friends, brave explorer of the good life, independent thinker, leader, and businessman, he shaped and designed his own life. As he often quoted: "the unexamined life is not worth living." His enthusiasm, joie de vivre, and party-making will be missed. As a friend wished, "May the four winds blow the Big Man safely home."
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Lanark Cemetery.
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