Anniversary of shooting at Henry Pratt Company in Aurora
The late Greg Zanis, right, and Beth Carter, talk at the one-year anniversary at the Aurora Historical Society of the February 2019 shooting at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora.
Vehicle procession for late Greg Zanis of Aurora
A steady stream of vehicles Friday rolls through the driveway of the home of Greg Zanis, 69, of Aurora to pay tribute for his Crosses for Losses campaign-devotion of more than 20 years.
The Cross Man’s book at Aurora Historical Society
The late Greg Zanis, 69, the Aurora carpenter known throughout the country as the man who traveled hundreds of thousands of miles carrying his handmade crosses to scenes of tragedy and loss, wrote a memoir late in his life. Entitled The Cross Man – Crosses For Losses, it traces his...
Tribute to Greg Zanis
The late “Mr. Greg Zanis was a giant among men. He was a man of action who simply wanted to honor the lives of others. In return, his life was one of honor and one that was celebrated throughout our Nation and world. Heeding to the scripture ‘pick up your...
A force for good in many ways in focus, required, now
Greg Zanis of Aurora, known as the Cross Man, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, according to his daughter, Susie. The family has encouraged friends to show support with an assembly outside of the home at Indian Trail and Church Road from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 1...