Michael Vado
Over the years I have watched Greg give of himself his personal time to helping people and give whatever he had in personal things to other people who didn’t. He would never say no to a hungry person or a person in need of just a friend. I have only known Gregory to be ever zealous in his own formation within the Catholic Community. Along his journey he has helped me and many others grow and look into ourselves and what put us where we found ourselves. He has always been candid about his situation and to be honest, I can say that the person he is now is not the person he was then. Gregory is a person who cares to a fault, loves as a best friend and would give you the skirt off of his own back. It is never easy to pretend the past never happened, but Gregory is a man who, I can see, has never pretended that he wasn’t responsible for his choices in life. Gregory has spent the many years incarcerated making use of every resource available and making him into the respected and loved person he is today. There isn’t an inmate here who hasn’t been changed for the better by him. Gregory is a reborn with everything a person needs to be productive in society. As a fellow Catholic and member of Toastmasters International alongside Gregory, I have seen this man tested time and again. A man that obviously led with his emotions in the past is now a man in control of himself with the understanding that there is only one thing in life that we can control – ourselves. I have always and will always respect and appreciate the man Gregory is. He is a man anyone here would be happy to call brother. As a person who has seen all the fantastic things Gregory has accomplished in just the 5 years I’ve known him, I ask you to please give this man a chance to show you he is the man I know him to be. Prison changes people, some for the worse but in the case of Gregory, it has been for the better.
