Greg Stringer

Greg “gstring” Stringer, 64, passed away Dec. 20, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. He was born March 14, 1957, in Little Rock, Ark., to Donald and Betty Stringer. He was saved and baptized at age 7.

Survivors include his wife and the love of his life, Jeannie Stringer; daughter, Shanna Mcqueen (Michael), of Rogers, Ark., who has always held his heart in her hands; grandchildren, Van Wyatt Mcqueen and Finley Oliver Mcqueen, whom he adored beyond words; loving parents, Donald and Betty Stringer; and sister, Melissa Wallace (AJ).

Greg was a longtime resident of Hot Springs and a retired lieutenant from the Hot Springs Police Department. He held several different roles during his time at the HSPD including the role of sniper on the SWAT team for many years. His brothers and sisters in blue were like family to him.

He had a love for classic rock music and played the guitar for many years. Some of his favorite time was spent playing alongside his teacher and mentor Jim Hassell. Greg also had a love for Taekwondo and trained up until his passing with Chief Master Marcus Roby at the Ultimate Warrior Martial Arts Academy. Through all of the trials Greg faced with cancer he continued to train and earned his 2nd degree black belt in October 2021.

He was always up for an adventure, and Greg and Jeannie had many of them riding their Harley’s across the country. He made many friends as he went, but none more special than the South Dakota “family” they saw every year when they went to the Sturgis rally. His last great adventure was a bucket-list trip to Alaska in October to see the Northern Lights.

Greg was truly a special man and everyone that met him instantly loved him. He had so many friends that he still kept in contact with, from his school days at Fountain Lake High School to his fraternity brothers of Phi Kappa Alpha (then Lamda Chi Alpha) to all of the others he met in his daily life. He loved a good joke and was known to give as good as he got, he had perfected the art of slipping in a funny comment or saying when you least expected it. He will be sorely missed by all.

Greg specifically requested not to have a funeral as he didn’t want all of his friends and family sitting in a chapel crying over him, so instead there will be a celebration of his life on a date to be announced soon. His wish is that he is remembered as you knew him. … full of life, laughter and love.

Online condolences at https://www.caruth-hale.com.