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Fundraiser for victim of Willoughby crash triples initial goal

B.C. Coroners Service is investigating Dec. 17 crash that killed Gregg Paul
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Gregg Paul. (GoFundMe)

Fundraising for the family of Gregg Paul, the 91原创 man killed in a December crash, has exceeded expectations, raising three times its initial goal of $5,000.

As of Monday, Jan. 9, the GoFundMe campaign 鈥溾 had raised close to $15,000.

His wife, Janice Paul, who was seriously injured in the same crash, posted a thank-you message describing Gregg as 鈥渢he most amazing husband, father, grandfather, colleague and friend.鈥

鈥淭here are no words to express how deeply grateful my family and I are for the incredible outpouring of support,鈥 Janice said. 鈥淭hank you all for your support as we learn to navigate life without him.鈥

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Organizer Nidine Aldean said the goal was adjusted to $20,000 to allow for additional donations 鈥渁s more friends, family, and colleagues, are just finding out the sad news.鈥

She described the response as 鈥渞eally heartwarming and a reflection of the positive impact Gregg made.鈥

鈥淩ather than bumping the goal constantly, it is a flexible goal and does tally past the goal amount,鈥 Aldean explained.

鈥淲e encourage friends [and] colleagues to continue to give with their hearts even beyond the displayed goal amount. If I had the option, I wouldn鈥檛 have put a goal amount and still believe people who knew him would have donated as much as they have already.鈥

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Among the contributors to the fund to help with funeral arrangements and hospital costs, Reena Stenberg paid tribute to Gregg as a 鈥渒ind, uplifting, caring man with a heart of gold鈥 who 鈥渕ade everyone feel better by his sheer presence.鈥

Lori Williamson described him as 鈥渁n amazing father, husband and friend to all鈥 who will be greatly missed.

Gregg died and Janice suffered critical injuries in a Dec. 17 crash in Willoughby that happened around 10 p.m. at the intersection of 216th Street and 80th Avenue.

According to 91原创 RCMP, one vehicle, a BMW sedan, was waiting at the intersection when a Jeep approached from behind at a high rate of speed and clipped it, sending the SUV into the intersection where it crashed into a Hyundai sedan.

Police said the driver of the Jeep, identified as a 37-year-old woman from 91原创, and the driver of the Hyundai, a 58-year-old 91原创 man, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger in the Hyundai, a 53-year-old woman, was transported to hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.

The occupants of the BMW did not suffer serious injuries.

In response to a 91原创 Advance Times query, the B.C. Coroners Service, which is responsible for looking into all unnatural, sudden and unexpected, unexplained or unattended deaths, confirmed it was investigating 鈥渢wo deaths resulting from an incident matching the date and location you鈥檝e provided.鈥

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