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<div>I want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart. 
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<div>Your generosity has allowed me to take two additional weeks unpaid off of work, as I both grieve and get the ball rolling on keeping Greg’s dream alive. My head is swimming with numbers and to-do lists, but we’re not going to let the Rock Academy die with Greg. I know he wouldn’t want that. I still can’t believe he left us as suddenly as he did, but I know he left us with so much love and so many memories. 
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<div>The girls are holding up well, they both went back to school this week. Emma is excited for her first band concert tonight; I will be a mess. We’re spending extra time on snuggles and conversations at bedtime. If you want to pray for something specific, I would love to get a good nights sleep. It’s just hard to turn the brain off!
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<div>I hope to see a few of you at the memorial jam the music community is organizing at the Rust Belt on Feb. 14. How appropriate, Valentine’s Day, when we can all feel Greg’s love! I’ll be taking all the hugs that night! Love you all and thank you again for such a show of love. ❤️
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<div>On January 3rd, we lost a pillar of the Quad City music community. <strong>Greg Hipskind dedicated his life to music and mentoring and inspiring the next generation of musicians as the owner of the Quad City Rock Academy.</strong> Greg was one in a million - he embodied the heart of rock 'n' roll and touched the lives of so many. Greg was a beloved husband, father, son, bandmate, friend, and mentor to countless students. The Rock Academy students and their families are so blessed to have been amongst those whose lives were impacted for the better thanks to Greg. He believed in each and every child that walked through the doors of the Rock Academy and did everything in his power to help them reach their true potential.
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<div>Greg leaves behind two beautiful girls and his incredible wife, without whose support, none of this would have been possible. As we all grieve this unimaginable loss, members of the Quad City Rock Academy family are raising funds to support Greg's family during this heartbreaking time.
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<div><strong>Any contribution - no matter the amount - will help ease the weight on the family and allow them to focus on healing and honoring Greg's legacy.</strong> Thank you for your love, support, and for helping us celebrate the life of such an amazing human being.
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<div>Rock in peace, Greg.
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