On January 19, 2005, just a few short months after graduating from Duke University, my friend Greg Wolf succumbed to leukemia. He fought a truly heroic battle. He was diagnosed while studying abroad in London in the fall of 2002. With the strength and resolve that you maybe find in 1 in a million people, Greg began his treatment in London, and finished up his semester. He did not return to Duke for spring semester. Rather, he took on a full course load at the University of Pennsylvania, undergoing treatment while living at home. While the rest of us spent the summer after junior year in an internship, Greg underwent a bone marrow transplant. For those who are familiar with the procedure, you will especially appreciate that he made it back to Duke in time to start his senior year, his cancer in remission. Greg graduated on time with his class, but a few months after graduation, his cancer came back with a vengeance. I remember speaking to Greg on the phone on his 23rd birthday, just a few days after a very serious hospital stay. Though things were extremely serious, he was still so lighthearted on the phone.
The Greg Wolf Fund was established on January 19, 2005, to commemorate the life of Gregory Joseph Wolf, by his family and by friends who feel privileged to have had Greg touch their lives. Throughout his twenty-three years, Greg led a beautifully vibrant and full life. It was during Greg’s battle with leukemia that his spirit, fierce determination and sense of humor in dealing with every aspect of his daily life gave strength to all around him. The mission of this fund is to honor Greg’s life as a “man for others,” and to perpetuate his generous spirit by giving back to the institutions and organizations that ultimately defined Greg’s life, in health, and in sickness.
The fund makes contributions to the hospitals and foundations that so caringly treated and supported Greg:
- The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, England
- The Duke University Medical Center
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
It also supports the institutions that most influenced Greg’s life:
The fund contributes its resources not only to fund research in the fight against blood cancers, but also to aid in the care and comfort of young cancer patients and their families. The Board of Directors, Officers and Members of the Advisory Board of The Greg Wolf Fund pledge to all of those who support the Fund, whether through contributions or service, to ensure that Greg’s spirit, indomitable will to live, deep faith in God, and love of humankind will live on and will triumph in the battle against cancer.
George Wolf, Greg's Dad
Dr. Lister, who first treated Greg in London
George Wolf, Greg's Dad
Greg's Dad, George Wolf, along with Greg's brother Joe and sister Maura, with their donation to St. Bart's
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