Animal Rescue
Sometimes life gets a little brighter
Greg and I rescued almost 20 animals during our life together. For most of this time, we stuck to cats and dogs – but in 2014, we took the leap of adopting Henry and Caroline, two abused horses rescued by PETA. This adoption left me with some of my proudest recollections of the courageous and…
Read MoreSweet Wells are the Soonest Exhausted
One year ago, on Sunday, December 6, 2015, I bid my ceremonial farewell to Greg through a celebration of his life at the Salamander Resort near our Middleburg, Virginia home. The memorial ceremony brought together well over 100 friends and colleagues from across the country and from all phases of Greg’s and my life. …
Read MoreThank you, donors – Dr. Hanh Chau, Middleburg Animal Hospital – and many more
In this season of Thanksgiving, I would like to express gratitude to all the friends and colleagues who have donated to the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund and have thereby contributed to keeping Greg’s radiant spirit alive. I established this Fund on April 22, 2016 (Earth Day), with proceeds from selling Greg’s vintage car collection. Since then, a…
Read MoreOne Year Later
Approaching October 16, the first anniversary of Greg’s death, I am sharing here the tribute I delivered at his memorial ceremony last year. ~ Alysoun ******* “Greg came from a modest background, and worked extraordinarily hard to succeed in a competitive industry. I was always so proud of what he accomplished in his career through his intellect,…
Read More“Greg Fund” – October Update and Donation Request
Dear Friends – Thank you to everyone who contributed this past year to either the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund or one of the organizations I designated to receive contributions in Greg’s memory. Thank you especially to colleagues who participated in a series of Labor Day reminiscences about Greg on this Fund blog. I…
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