Obituary: GREGG, Robert I.; Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo. April 26, 1911 page 7 (Excerpts -- Includes photo)and April 28,1911, page 2 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/denver/obits/g/gregg_robert_1911.txt Transcribed and Contribted by: Rita Timm 2001 - 2002 ================================================= ROBERT I. GREGG, LAWYER, MEMBER OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION DIES --------------- Noted for Philanthropy; First Preceptor of Legal Aid Dispensary. Robert I. Gregg, a member of the law firm of Gregg & Hackendorf and a prominent member of the Denver Bar Association, died early yesterday at his home, 4061 E. Nineteenth Avenue, after an illness of four months. Gregg was born in New York in 1868. When he was three years old his parents moved to La Salle County, Illinois and he was reared on a farm near Ottawa, Ill. He was educated in the Northwestern Normal at Genesco and the University of Illinois. He attended and was graduated from the Kent Law School in Chicago in 1901. He start- ed to practice law in Chicago, but in 1904 he came to Denver and built up a fine practice. Gregg was the first preceptor of the legal aid dispensary of the Denver Law School, said to be the first legal dispensary in the United States. He did much charitable work and had great consider- ation for the oppressed and aged. He was chairman of the Citizens' County Central Committee, during the political campaign last fall. In December he suffered a nevous breakdown and a blood clot developed. Gregg made a brave fight and hopes were held for his recovery. Gregg was prominent in the legal fraternity of Denver, and a member of the Denver Bar. He was also well known in Masonic and Woodmen of The World circles. He is survived by a widow. ****************** Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo. April 28,1911, page 2 R.I. GREGG, PUBLICIST, IS BURIED WITH HIGH HONORS ---------------- Nurses Join in Service Citizens' Party County Committee in Sorrow Over the Death of its Chairman. The funeral services for Robert I. Gregg, attorney and chairman of the Citizens' Party County Central Committee, who died Tuesday, were held yesterday afternoon at the family residence, 4061 East Nineteenth Avenue. The Rev. John Carmen, a personal friend of the family and State Superintendent of Sunday schools, conducted the services. In his tribute to Gregg he laid emphasis on the fact that Gregg in the practice of his profession always championed the cause of the poorer classes, usually without compensation. The two trained nurses who attended Gregg during his four months ill- ness, took a part in the services, one of them singing to the accom- paniment of her companion. The pallbearers were former students under Gregg during the time he was preceptor in the Denver Law School. They were Chester E. Smedley, Wilbur M. Alter, Julian Moore, Ernest E. Upton, Paul Lee and Jay Pender. The service at Fairmount cemetery were taken charge of by the Oriental Lodge of Masons, of which Gregg was a member. His remains were buried beside those of Lucius W. Hoyt, former dean of the Denver Law School and a member of the faculty at the same time with Gregg. The county central committee of the Citizen's part passed a resolution yesterday, noting his public spirit, honesty, courage and square dealing as a citizen. (Trianscriber’s note: The resolution is listed in full in the article.) =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.