Gregory Lowell Stewart

Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” That was Greg’s life motto.

Gregory Lowell Stewart, beloved husband, father, brother, son, and friend to all he encountered, unexpectedly passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026. Greg was one of the biggest supporters of mental health treatment for first responders. However, even he was fighting battles and pressures which ultimately led to his untimely death.

Greg was born on March 19, 1974, to George Leslie Stewart Jr. and Barbara Horak Stewart Connor. He grew up in Richmond, Utah where he enjoyed being a mischievous kid. He loved being outside and prepped his “summer feet” by running up and down the driveway over acorns. With his feet calloused and toughened up, he didn’t need shoes for the rest of the summer.

It would not have been strange to see Greg building a skateboard ramp, golf green, or other creation in his yard. He may have even put a “Utah Closed” sign on the Idaho border “Welcome to Utah” sign in honor of April Fool’s Day, or he may have turned his brother’s Volkswagen Bug into a convertible with a handy Sawzall.

Greg attended Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah, then went on to study at Utah State University. He loved learning anything and everything and loved being in college. After eight years of study in several areas, Greg graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history. He said, “A lot of people go to school for eight years…. they are called doctors.”

During college, Greg met the love of his life, Ashley Christiansen. They were sealed for time and all eternity in the Logan LDS temple in 1998. Together they built a home full of love, laughter, and endless adventures. Greg and Ashley shared a love for outdoor adventure, traveling, live music, quirky sites of interest, road trips, and a lot of laughing. Greg was born to be a humanitarian and was a “Service Junkie.” He would drop what he was doing in an instant to help others, and was constantly doing home repairs, yard projects, and working on cars for other people. Among many, he was known as the “Mud Whisperer,” and even though he hated it, he did drywall for more people than anyone could count.

With his generous heart and love of helping others, he began volunteering for the Richmond Fire Department in 1995. It was there he found his passion and fell in love with the fire service. In 2001 he was hired as a firefighter with South Davis Fire District. That Department became South Davis Metro Fire Service Area, and he continued to move up in positions and responsibilities, eventually becoming the Chief. He had a tenacious work ethic that followed him throughout his career. He was always the first one in and the last one out.Greg loved being a firefighter. He loved the crews and his community. He loved each person on the department individually. He knew their families and he cared about the things that were going on in their lives. He was the calm in many people’s storms. He loved big and gave of himself freely.

As great as Greg was in his work life, he was even better at home. He was an incredible husband and a complete partner. He helped with anything and everything, making every experience so much fun. He was an amazing cook, a tinkering master, and could fix and build absolutely anything. He was creative and enjoyed trying and learning new things, even once using a blow torch and sewing machine to fix his fire boots.

Greg was a hands-on dad. He always had time for his three kids. He planned fun activities and looked for every opportunity to share educational and fun experiences with them. Even with his very busy fire schedule, he attended all their activities and was their biggest supporter. His biggest joy was spending time with his family, from simple things like ice cream runs late at night to playing board games to enjoying fun family vacations. He was always looking for opportunities for his family to learn, grow, and create lasting memories. Now, his family clings to those memories and are so grateful for the time they spent together.

Greg has always been an avid reader. At any given time, he had multiple books he was in the middle of reading. Shortly after the birth of his last child, he happened upon a book in the Emergency Room of Lakeview Hospital called Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. On completion of the book, Greg told Ashley, “We are so blessed; we should be doing more.” This began his journey into even more humanitarian work.

Greg was a giver to the core and was born to be a humanitarian. He constantly searched out opportunities to serve, whether it was with Boy Scouts, YMAD (an organization he worked with passionately to serve high school students here in the United States and to give help to youth in India), or the monthly family service projects.

He had a way to make people feel truly loved and appreciated. Greg had a rare gift for finding the best in others and to love everyone unconditionally.

Greg was preceded in death by his father, George Leslie Stewart Jr. He is survived by his wife, Ashley; his three children: Matthew (Jacque), Myles and Izzy; his mother, Barbara Connor; and many extended family members.

Funeral services will take place at 11:00 am on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the Western Sports Park located at 25 N Sports Park Drive, Farmington, Utah. An evening visitation will be held Monday, March 2 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Western Sports Park. A morning visitation will take place from 9-10:45 am Tuesday at Western Sports Park prior to services.

Services will be streamed live on Russon Mortuary Live Facebook page, and this obituary page.