This news has hit me hard. My relationship with cross started in a thread on this very site. If my memory serves me correctly, he called me out as a troll and I immediately offered to drive down and meet him. He agreed and to SV I went. What a great first visit. We talked dogs, tractors, milling, gardening, hunting, the border, etc...

I have some pretty good stories of my visits...one involving a restaurant, I'm still not sure I'm allowed back into.

I visited him enough to consider him a friend. I loved his dogs. They would regularly kill all sorts of invaders at his place. I will miss that old girls smile. Having just lost my dog, I would gladly take on Nip but I believe that has been taken care of.

I will miss his wit and intelligence combined into replies. Usually, so crafting worded that no one knew the better.

RIP Greg. I will miss our visits nd communications.