Obituary of Gregory Kirwin

Age 48, of Banning, was fatally injured on August 1 while on commute to pick up his daughters. Beloved father to Amethyst, 7, and Belle, 4;brother to 11 siblings and former husband to Mei Luo of orange County. He was born December 16, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio. He attended Hartnell College and graduated from Ohio University in June 1987. He earned an M.A. from the University of Texas, El Paso in December 1998. Gregory was employed by the Catholic Charities where he was the Manager of Agency Information for nearly 5 years. Greg will be long remembered by Catholic Charities' staff for his passion, creativity, and dedication to communicating the mission and work of the organization through multiple media. A Memorial Mass celebrating Greg's life will be held on Monday, August 13th at noon at Holy Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino. A service in Gregory's memory will also be held at Mountain Avenue Baptist Church, 1325 Mountain Ave., Banning at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 11. The service will be followed by a luncheon. Special thanks to Pastor Richard Szydlowski and Ms Jennifer Gleb for shepherding Greg's daughters with love and affection. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Calvary Christian School for tuition costs or to Catholic Charities at 1450 North "D" St, San Bernardino, Ca 92405 to support the work of Catholic Charities to provide compassionate social services to struggling families in San Bernardino & Riverside Counties.