Myles Greene

Myles was a person of extraordinary sensitivity, conviction, and heart. He saw the world clearly, including its pain, and was especially drawn to people too often overlooked or pushed aside. He believed fiercely in compassion, dignity, equality, and justice, and in the possibility of a kinder, more humane world.

As an LGBTQ+ person, Myles understood both the beauty of living honestly and the weight that marginalization can place on a person's heart. He knew how much harm can be done when people are made to feel othered, judged, unsafe, or alone. He wanted his life, his voice, and even his final wishes to support the causes that mattered most to him. In keeping with those wishes, his family asks that any memorial gifts be directed to organizations supporting those causes, including The Trevor Project at thetrevorproject.org.

Myles was far more than the struggles he carried. He was a sweet, kind, gentle soul. He was deeply sensitive, sometimes so much so that he carried the pain of others alongside his own. He prioritized other people. He met others exactly where they were, without judgment, stood up for people who needed standing up for, and had a way of making people feel heard. All who knew him carry a story, or ten, as proof.

He also had an extraordinary sense of humor at the ready, a sharp wit, an edgy tattooed exterior, and a gift for making people feel at ease. Myles loved animals with his whole heart, and that love helped lead him toward a career in veterinary medicine. He was the person who would greet your animals before greeting you. He had a tenderness for vulnerable creatures, human and animal alike.

For those who wish to honor Myles' love of animals, donations may also be made to Lucky Dog Refuge at luckydogrefuge.com.

To anyone reading this who is struggling with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, loneliness, shame, or the exhaustion of trying to appear okay, please know that you are not a burden and you are not alone. And to anyone in the Queer community afraid of being rejected for who you are: your life is precious. You deserve safety, joy, respect, compassion, and love exactly as you are.

Pain is not always visible. Some people carry it quietly, even while making others laugh, showing up for the people they love, and saying they are okay. If you are carrying pain like that, we hope you will let someone in. You are worthy of help. You are worthy of love. Your story is not over.

We need everyone to know his life mattered.

His love mattered.

His hopes for the world mattered.

Myles' family hopes that his memory will become a light for others: a reminder to protect the vulnerable, to listen without judgment, to affirm LGBTQ+ lives, to care for animals and the earth, to stand with those who are marginalized, and to say the words that can save a life: you are loved, you are needed, and there is still hope.

Myles will be remembered for his tenderness, his humor, his conviction, his compassion, and the love he gave so freely to others. May his memory move us toward a more loving and just world.

Please, keep saying his name and telling his story.

A celebration of life will follow at a later date to be announced.