Help Give Gregory The Funeral He Deserves To Lay Him To Rest!

Gregory S. VanDaley:

Born Nov 25, 1981 – Passed Nov 20, 2025

A Funeral Fundraiser to Give His Soul Peace

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My Story

My name is Madison. I am a 25-year-old single mother trying to navigate the most heartbreaking and overwhelming time of my life. On November 20th, 2025, my father, Gregory S. Van Daley, was found deceased in his apartment under sudden, unknown, and very confusing circumstances. His cause of death is still undetermined, and we are still waiting for the autopsy report. Nothing about how he was found was natural or expected — it was strange, tragic, and deeply shocking.

Right now, my father is still in the morgue because I simply do not have the means to move forward with the cremation he wanted or even obtain his death certificate. The morgue cannot release him until I choose a funeral home and pay the costs — costs I cannot come close to affording. It is unbearable and unreal to know he has been sitting there for over a week while I run in circles trying to figure out where to turn, who to call, and how to make any of this possible. I have never handled anything like this before.

To make things worse, my father only had two children — my little brother and me. We do not have supportive family helping us. Instead, certain relatives have gone through his belongings, taken important documents, and refused to give us updates about life insurance or anything related to his funeral. They’ve left all responsibilities on my shoulders while taking everything of value from him. They tell me to “handle it,” but won’t help with anything — not even a phone call.

I am trying to do the right thing. I am trying to honor my father. But I cannot do it without help and support.

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Who My Father Was

My dad wasn’t perfect — but he had a good heart. He always helped anyone who came to him in need, even when he barely had anything himself. He was kind, funny, and he loved making people smile. He was a man who would give his last dollar or his last bit of energy just to make someone else feel better.

Ten years ago, he survived a devastating vehicular accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He lost his girlfriend, many friends, and the life he knew. But instead of giving up, he pushed through the unimaginable. Most paraplegics don’t make it through the first year — but my father made it 10. Alone. Strong. Trying every day to find joy in his children and granddaughter.

For the past two years, my dad and I became closer than ever. I’m proud of him. I’m proud to be his daughter. I regret the years I didn’t value him enough, but I never once felt ashamed of who he was. He was a survivor, a father, a grandfather, and a soul who deserved far more love and support than he received.

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What I’m Raising Money For

All funds will go toward:

• A Funeral Home/ Cremation/Urn & Viewing Services

•Death Certificate Expenses 

• Legal help to understand what happened, secure his documents, and find out if he had life insurance policies, a will or beneficiary’s written down. Confirm if death is under investigation. 

My father deserves dignity, respect, and peace. No human being should remain in a morgue simply because their children cannot afford to save them. My brother and I cannot even properly grieve because everything has been chaos, fear, and confusion. We haven’t even been able to remember him in a positive way yet — because we can’t lay him to rest.

All I want is to give my dad the goodbye he deserves. A chance for the people who loved him to come, pray, celebrate his life, and say their final farewells. A chance for my daughter, who adored her grandfather, to have closure. A chance for his soul to be honored.

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Why I Need Help

I am a stay-at-home mother with no financial help. With everything happening, certain family members have become angry that I contacted Social Security and the bank about his passing — and they kicked me and my child out. We are struggling, grieving, displaced, and trying to protect my father’s honor all at once.

I feel completely alone trying to handle something no 25-year-old should have to handle on their own.

I would never come here if I had any other choice. This is deeply personal and painful to share. But I am desperate to help my father rest.

If you can donate anything at all, even a $1, it will go directly toward freeing my dad from the morgue and giving him a peaceful, respectful cremation and farewell ceremony. Even sharing this post will help out tremendously please. I won’t rest until my dad is rested! 

Thank you for reading. Thank you for caring. Thank you for helping me do the last thing I can do for my father.

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