Sally Gregg Obituary

While journeying through our earthly years we encounter countless disparate personalities, most of whom prove to be unremarkable in our memories. Sally Gregg was not one of them. Sally was memorably remarkable because of the exceptional degree to which she embodied many commendable qualities typically found in good people; such principles and actions were simply elevated preeminently in Sally´s daily living and magnified within her personal ethos. For instance, I cannot recall witnessing a single moment during which I felt she was cruel to anyone or anything. Although she carried strong beliefs and opinions regarding political, cultural, and religious issues, she was willing to mitigate her criticisms/disagreements by giving credit, where she sincerely felt it was warranted, to those with whom she disagreed and say something positive about them.
Sally was strikingly intelligent. She was articulate and witty, quick to smile and laugh-but never laughing with schadenfreude about anyone´s serious troubles. She would, at times, display a quirky sense of humor. Once, she told me that she really liked the word "eyes," but she couldn´t stand the word "eyeballs"! Sally felt that this word just sounded gross.
She was feisty and assertive-but, at her core, she harbored a kind and sympathetic heart. She was not famous. But she was a better person than most who are.
During the mid-1970s, I had the pleasure and privilege of being close friends with the entire Gregg family: Sally; her beloved husband, John; her three children, Richard, Ellen, and Allison, all of whom Sally loved wholeheartedly; and their sweet little poodle, Pierre, who was lovingly pampered and spoiled.

I was almost a fixture in their lovely and love-filled home on Dickson Avenue in Hanahan. As a young man who was struggling with clinical depression and low self-esteem, I could easily sense Sally´s genuine compassion. I had numerous arguments with her and, especially, John, usually about politics and society. But we always moved beyond our disputes, easily remaining on good terms. As I told my lifelong friend Richard a few years ago, after I grew older and more mature, I began to see that Sally and John were right about many of the things over which we argued, ha-ha-ha!

Sally knew back then that she could use me for a valuable household service-a human food disposal, better than a machine in a kitchen sink. She coveted having plenty of available storage space in her refrigerator, and I consistently helped her fridge maintain that status on an almost nightly basis by ravenously devouring just about all the leftovers left by John, Richard, and the girls. Yum ... Sally was a fabulous cook!

Sally was deeply spiritual and a fervent, faithful member of the LDS church. However, while she was enthusiastic about her beliefs, she was never overbearing in proselytizing them. In conclusion, I hereby testify that Sally Case Gregg exemplified God´s blueprint for a goodhearted, honorable human being. I, as was anyone fortunate enough to have known her, was blessed to have crossed her gentle path.

It is with such sadness and shock that Lynda and I felt when we heard of our friend and Latter Day Saint, Sis Sally Gregg's passing. We will certainty miss her smiling face, her beautiful voice, and her warm spirit. We know for certain that we will see her again, soon. May God bless, comfort, and keep each family member.

Sally was a wonderful lady- our lives are richer for knowing her. Our thoughts and prayers are with her dear family.