Gregory Stephen Lewis

(1966-2000)

Member #332

Rock River Thresheree Class of 1997

Gregory Stephen Lewis, 33, of 8328 Stebbinsville Rd., Edgerton, and formerly of LaPorte, Ind., died Jan. 21 as the result of an industrial accident. Memorial services were conducted Jan. 25 in the Presbyterian Church in LaPorte. Essling Funeral Home in LaPorte handled arrangements.

[Source: The Janesville Gazette, Saturday, February 5, 2000]

Industrial accident kills man

An Edgerton man died Jan. 21 in an industrial accident as he worked alone in a machine shop.

Gregory S. Lewis, 33, of 8528 Stebbinsville Road, formerly of LaPorte, Ind., was killed in the accident.

Peter Burno of Stoughton, who was selling the shop to Lewis, said he discovered the body Jan. 21.

It appeared Lewis had been working on a press, fixing a shaft for the Janesville Wastewater Treatment Plant, Burno said.

Lewis was pressing a bearing on the shaft when the base of the press fractured, and the machine fell on him, Burno said.

Dane County authorities, who investigated the accident, could not be reached Friday night.

Lewis had been a member of the Rock River Thresheree, according to information supplied by Essling Funeral Home of LaPorte.

[Source: The Janesville Gazette, Saturday, February 5, 2000]

EDGERTON -- Gregory Stephen Lewis, age 33, of 8528 Stebbinsville Road, and formerly of LaPorte, IN, died on Fri., Jan. 21, 2000, as the result of an industrial accident. Gregory was born on June 29, 1966, in LaPorte, IN, the son of Linda B. and Daniel E. Lewis, Jr. He moved to the Edgerton area in 1996, coming from LaPorte, and was employed by Burno Boiler and Engine Works, Edgerton. Gregory graduated in 1985 from LaPorte High School and attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. A member of the Presbyterian Church in LaPorte, he was active in the choirs and handbell choir. He was a L.P.H.S. National Honor Society member, Modern Music Masters, a member of L.P.H.S. Marching, Concert, Jazz and Pep bands, and was an active member of the Rock River Thresheree in Edgerton.

Survivors include his parents, Linda B. and Daniel E. Lewis, Jr., of LaPorte; a sister, Karen Elizabeth Lewis of Indianapolis, IN; his paternal grandmother, Annette Lewis of LaPorte; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, and both maternal grandparents.

Memorial services were held at 11:30 a.m. on Tues., Jan. 25, 2000, in the Presbyterian Church of LaPorte, with Rev. Karen Haak and Rev. David Gibbs officiating. Visitation was held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday in Essling Funeral Home, LaPorte, and Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service in the church. Memorials may be made to the Carillon Fund of the Presbyterian Church of LaPorte, IN.

Greg, we will remember you, and we will try to see the world and people the way you did -- from mountaintops of possibility and promise. We love you, Greg -- a mountain of a man with music in his soul and a heart of gold. So long.

[Source: The Janesville Gazette, February 2000]