Operating a website with thousands of members is hard work. No matter how much you give, you’ll still receive many complaints in return. The experience has made site admins a generally cantankerous bunch. I know this from what goes on inside my own head, and from my communications with other admins.
And then there’s Greg of Nissan and Infiniti forum NICOClub.com. From the first email to the most recent, Greg has always been unusually upbeat and extraordinarily helpful. There are nearly 200 Nissan Versas enrolled in TrueDelta’s panel, and over a thousand other Nissans and Infinitis. Greg is the reason. Some other forum admins have asked what’s in it for them personally. Greg simply helped. And helped. And helped. He’s an amazing guy.
Today I learned that Greg’s young wife, with whom he has three kids, just passed away after a long battle with cancer. And I am thoroughly shocked. I have a wife about the same age, and three kids. Going through what he has surely been going through would have affected everything I do. And here Greg has been always upbeat, always helpful.
You can read more about Greg’s wife, who was apparently also an amazing person, on a page he has put up for her:
People have been expressing their condolences here:
Greg and his family certainly have my deepest sympathy. Just this morning I was arguing with my wife via email about some expensive groceries she had bought. This truly puts things into perspective. Next time life’s little troubles are getting to me, or someone sends me a less than polite email, I’ll have to try harder to be more like Greg.