Zachary Powell Greening (Zach), age 28, passed away in Denver,
Colorado on May 4 th , 2021. He was born on May 11 th , 1992 in Plano,
Texas to Mitch and Carol Greening. He grew up in Florida, where
he attended Pine View School for the Gifted in Osprey. He was an
honor student and played many sports in his youth with an
emphasis on soccer, playing for Venice High School and on
Division 1 traveling competitive club teams for many years.
After high school, Zach attended the University of Colorado in
Boulder where he loved hanging out with friends, skiing and
hiking in the mountains on the weekends, and cheering on the
Buffaloes sports teams. After graduating from college with a
degree in Psychology, Zach worked as a contractor to Microsoft
and Uber as a Geo-Spatial Imaging Analyst, as a contractor to
IBM as a Technical Support Specialist and for the last several
years as a Legal Assistant for the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Appeals Division, in Lakewood, Colorado which is the job
he enjoyed the most.
Zach lived in downtown Denver with his partner, Hannah Sibert.
He loved attending Denver sporting events, concerts, and comedy
shows; playing tennis and soccer and skiing; reading a wide
variety of books; and taking advantage of all the cultural
activities and outdoor space the city and the state of Colorado
have to offer. He listened to music constantly and prided himself
on his detailed knowledge of many musicians and their works. He
was also a talented photographer and artist and loved all
animals, big and small.
He is survived by his parents Mitch and Carol Greening, his
grandparents Myron Loula and Jane Greening, and his partner
Hannah Sibert. He is also survived by his aunts and uncles and
their spouses: Kathy (Dennis Burnell) Loula, Mary (Ben)
Oosterbaan, Becky (John) Thomas, Mark (Marlene) Loula, Mike
Loula, Michael Greening, Mark (Jolee) Greening, and Mary (Fred)
Glass as well as eight cousins: Katherine Oosterbaan; Jay and
William Thomas; and Michael, Matt and Marko Loula, and Jessica
and Kylie Warner. He is preceded in death by his grandparents:
Homer Greening and Mary Loula.
Zach was the light of our lives, and a beautiful angel who will be so very
dearly missed.
We will hold a celebration of life for Zach in Denver, later this summer.
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