Gregg Francis Fackler Obituary (1953 - 2023)

Gregg Francis Fackler died of brain cancer at home on Christmas 2023. He was born August 13, 1953 in Valdez, Alaska and grew up in Portland, Oregon with his mother, Nelda, father, Hal, two brothers; Bruce, Scott, and three sisters; Chris, Cindra, and Kelly. He worked on the Alaskan pipeline with his father and practiced law in Boston before becoming a stay-at-home father in the Princeton, NJ area where he resided for the past 38 years. Gregg dedicated himself to his wife, Dr. Eleanor Wu, two sons; Aaron and Sean, daughter-in-law, Mary Kindig, grandkids; Eli and Maisie, and his neighbors. He built a community through his love, openness, and by using his many skills in service to others, including fine woodworking, music, visual art, law, and information technology. He invested in making the internet accessible to the many, fulfilling the premonitions he interpreted in Buddhist texts. Gregg was a devout buddhist. Eleanor and Gregg translated Chinese buddhist texts never previously available in English. His religious names included Yeshe Dorje, given by Fa-Wang (the 25th Mahayana Dharma King) and Dorje Gyaltsen, given by Sakyong Rinpoche of Karme Choling (Chogyam Trungpa's son). Yeshe Dorje means 'Wisdom Vajra' and Dorje Gyaltsen means 'Banner of the Union of Two Truths.' Dorje is Tibetan for 'vajra' meaning 'the ultimate truth of the union of emptiness and appearance. Please reach out to his son, Sean, at swfackler@gmail.com if you are interested in his Algebraic theory of Abhidhamma. Gregg wished all beings to obtain perfect awakening and be happy. A Private Cremation will be held. Arrangements are under the respectful care and direction of Funeral Director: Christine Cuoco of Ruby Memorial Funeral Home. Family & Friends may offer prayers and condolences at: www.rubymemorialhome.com