Gregory Wayne Wilkins born March 27, 1969 in Victoria, BC and passed away on November 15, 2019 at 50 years of age. Greg grew up in Gordon Head on Christmas Avenue with his parents Robert and Jeanette and his siblings Mike, Jeff, and Wendy. He loved to take things apart and rebuild them. He had a passion for mountain biking and computers. He worked many summers as a tree planter and later in a tree nursery. In his later years, he took great care of his parents allowing them to stay in their home until their deaths.
Special mention must go to his friend John Hall and family who provided great support in his last year of life.
No public service is planned.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Open Door https://www.innerquestfoundation.com/donations/ are greatly appreciated.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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Aaron Dornan
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Ken Cummings I was close to Greg when we were teenagers, and just learned of his passing. I lost touch with Greg about 25 years ago.
When we were young we didn’t have two nickels to rub together, but we used to scrape together sufficient change to go get a Slurpee or a Super Big Gulp, and then we would wander around for hours talking about cars or bikes – about our big dreams.
So sorry to hear about this.
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Debbie De Vries So remember Greg as a little boy…He had the biggest eyes and the most adventurous spirit. The more rambunctious he got, the bigger Uncle Bob and Aunt Jeanette would smile. Called home way too soon.
Greg was a friend of mine, who I unfortunately lost track of over the years and I am so sad to hear of his passing.
The thing that always impressed me most about my friend was just how incredibly clever he was – I’m talking about the type of analytical mind that could break things down into their respective components and put it back together in such a way as to increase efficiency. Greg was able to apply this to most things, for example:
– When working in Northern B.C., Greg studied and observed the best tree planters and broke down their techniques to find a few gems that he could apply to his own work – and Greg was a very good tree planter.
– In mountain bike racing, Greg analyzed racers techniques and equipment to improve his performance – and he was very good. His carbon fiber Cannondale was a work of art.
– I never saw Greg’s TR7 on the road – but he chose that car with as much forethought as he did for the other aspects of his life – it had a centrally placed engine, short wheelbase, low center of gravity, tight handling, etc. – we talked about his plans for that car for hours, if he finished it (and I hope he finished it), I bet it was a beast!
In each of the examples above and others, Greg generously shared his deep insights and made me a better planter, biker, car appreciator because of them.
There are other good memories – gaming, rock climbing, visiting Johnny Zees, the obligatory innocent run-ins with under-stimulated Oak Bay police (remember the false ‘car aerial twanging’ accusation :-)) – good times.
Best wishes Greg.