Denise Hunter:
CLASS OF 1978
South Grand Prairie High SchoolClass of 1978
Grand prairie, TX
Jackson Middle SchoolClass of 1974
Grand prairie, TX
Milam Elementary SchoolClass of 1972
Grand prairie, TX
Arcadia Park Elementary SchoolClass of 1972
Dallas, TX
Denise's Story
It goes without saying, my late husband, Greg, was such a wonderful husband and father. I now have a frame of reference for happiness, as I knew it with Greg. That happiness, joy and positive spirit has died within me. Greg taught me so much about grace and mercy, love, devotion, fulfillment and happiness. That is the ultimate acknowledgement of Greg's legacy, a continuing capacity to love and care for another human being with all your heart. It is a capacity that Greg, himself, sparked and nurtured inside of me. What a truly blessed marriage we shared!
I know Greg would not have chosen to leave our daughter Erin, and me, but I know he was aware that his job had a tangible element of danger that cowered and deferred lesser men. Greg realized and respected that danger, but never feared it. He protected his family and that of everyone else. He was very much a soldier doing a soldier's duty. His uniform may have been blue, not khaki, but his commitment and aim were exactly the same. All of mankind inevitably dies. Greg died a hero's death doing a job he knew was important. It has often been said that a man is measured by what he leaves behind, and that it is up to history to evaluate his contributions. I know that Greg has left a legacy built upon all the fruits of the spirit.
I have constantly reminded myself of how blessed and undeserving I am in my own life. Greg's death while so underserved and beyond our ability to rationalize, was not in vain. As a Christian, I know that Greg and I will be together again. Consider that the years I have left on this earth are less than the blink of an eye on God's calendar. If I were to live a thousand more years, and hurt each of those days as I did the minute I first heard the horrific news, all would be washed away when I join Greg in Heaven. I believe in my heart that when I close my eyes the final time here, it will not be St. Peter's, but Greg's hand I feel grasping mine an instant later. All the warm memories of Greg are safe in Erin's and my heart where they will always remain and never to be taken.
We have come to realize looking a week, a month, a year, or years out, is quite overwhelming. Erin and I have truly lost the love of our life, a humble and faithful man who was so honorable and dedicated to his Lord, family and his career. Greg was truly a unique man who was so caring, compassionate, unconditional, loving and had so much mercy and grace. It saddens me to know the many lives Greg will never personally touch, but I believe lives will be touched through his caring ways. In my heart, Greg was perfect in all ways...Expand for more
. Now, Erin and I continue to live with broken hearts. Yes, the sadness and the pain are so overwhelming. There is an emotion that does not tend to exist in our world until someone so very special dies, and that emotion is infinitely the combination of such deep pain, sadness and depression, leaving you forever feeling like a gutted deer and exposing yourself to such a horrible, burning pain that does not go away. Erin and I both pray about our lives and how blessed we once were, how we still are. It is my strong opinion that Greg's purpose on this earth had not been fulfilled, therefore, it was not the Lord's will, but that of free will that man misuses, as the earth is Satan's kingdom.
After Greg was murdered, Erin and I established the Sgt. Gregory L. Hunter Memorial Scholarship Foundation, in memory and honor of my late husband, her late father. We are very active in funding this foundation. I have ran a couple of marathons, hosted golf tournaments, motorcycle runs amongst other efforts. As education was very important to Greg growing up in the inner city of East New York, and with an opportunity to further his education with an athletic basketball scholarship, Greg sought out to further his education to become a very well respected supervisor, protector, mentor, husband, father, friend, spiritual human being and faithful servant to our Lord. This scholarship foundation will be a productive and worthwhile opportunity to reach out to the community where Greg worked for the Grand Prairie Police Department for 30 years, at the position of Sergeant, until his untimely and horrific death. In honor of my husband/Erin's father, it is our desire to help students further their education, so they too, can become productive citizens in our world. This not-for-profit scholarship foundation will financially aid a graduating senior annually from each high school in Grand Prairie with $1000 scholarships to each high school.
Our daughter Erin, graduated in May, 2008 from Fort Worth Country Day School. She attends/lives on campus at TCU as of August and is a Nursing major, with a minor in Spanish. She is such a beautiful and grounded young lady who emulates her father daily with her compassion for others and service to God. She has been my strength and my rock since my husband's death and I am very proud of her as I know her dad would be as well.
Please continue to keep Erin and me in your daily prayers.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
"Blessed are the Peacekeepers, for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9
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