Today would have been my Uncle Greg’s 48th  birthday.

Uncle Greg passed away in June 2010 of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which was devastating day for us all. It was a cancer that has a very good rate of cure, so incredibly sad and frustrating that he wasn’t cured.

Uncle Greg was a camera man for CTV News, and loved his job so very much.  Not as much as scuba diving in tropical places…. but a lot.  He also loved photography, and is a huge part of why I am where I am today.  Back in University I entered a photo contest for the cover of the UWO calendar.  I was SO proud of this photo that I took with my then Sony Point and Shoot camera. I submitted it, and I actually won! $200 and the cover of the calendar. Uncle Greg was the first person I called, and he was so proud.  I always sought out his approval.

He is also the SOLE reason I am a Canon user.  When my parents were getting me my first DSLR camera for graduation, I went back and forth between Canon and Nikon, and he insisted that I use Canon. It was all he ever used, and he insisted that I use the same. I never never turned back! 🙂

I love this photo, because this hat was hilarious.  MY uncle did not have very much hair, and this hat cracks me up! It is a bit blurry because I don’t have the original photo.

This is the very last photo taken of my sister and I with Uncle Greg.  It was 3 years ago at Easter. He was doing so well here!

Happy Birthday Uncle Greg! We miss you, xox.

Love,

T