Gregory Neil Shuey

He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Marti Shuey; his three children, Heather, Brandon, and Trenton (Michelle); his two step-children, Jonathan Kincaid (Annie), Hannah Lasorsa (Jake), 10 grandchildren: Caleb, Amber, Brooke, Grace, Wyatt, Ciera, Kylie, Allie, Caroline, and Emmalynn, his three siblings, Phil (Janet), Doug (Donna), and Collette (Vince) and two cousins, Scott (Mina) and Teddy Jr. He was preceded in death by his mother, Anita "June" Smith; his father, Gilbert "Franklin" Shuey; his brother, Cary Carr; and his step-son, Thomas Kincaid.

Greg was born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 21, 1946. He grew up in Johnson County, Kansas, graduated from Shawnee Mission North high school (1964) and from the Air Force Academy (1968: BS Space Physics). He went on to become a pilot with nearly 3,000 hours in 13 different aircraft and 350 solo combat missions in Vietnam. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 13 Air Medals, two Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry, and 13 other decorations for his combat and military service.

He was a proud patriot, a virtuoso pianist, a talented writer, and gifted woodworker whose kindness, intelligence, loyalty, and generosity were clear to everyone who knew him.

Greg served as the President of the Air Force Kansas City Association of Graduates chapter for many years, ensuring they won the Distinguished Chapter Award for nearly every year he was president. He was an Admissions Liaison Officer (ALO) for the United States Air Force Academy, where he spent 22 years mentoring junior high and high school students with a keen interest in attending the Air Force Academy.

He founded, along with others, the Liberty Lions League, where he worked tirelessly to research and bring awareness to voter fraud and many other issues.

Many people throughout the country knew Greg by his pen name, Leo Leonis. He poured his heart into the extensively researched T.O. newsletter, which he sent two to three times per week with political updates for more than a decade.

He was the Air Force Director of Engineering for the Space Shuttle Program (Johnson Space Center) during 14 shuttle launches, Navy FLTSATCOM Satellite Engineering Manager, A-10 pilot and war planner, US/KOREA exercise manager, and negotiator for US Forces, Korea.

Greg was a graduate of Arizona State University (Biomechanical Engineering/Astrogeophysics), Auburn University (Business Administration), Air Command and Staff College and AirWar College.

He retired from the military in Korea and started his own business development company and three software companies in the Philippines and the U.S.

Greg’s visitation will be at McGilley & Hoge Johnson County Memorial Chapel at 8024 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, Kansas 66204 on Wednesday, September 2nd from 5 to 7 pm.

The funeral will be at Resurrection Brookside at 5144 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO, 64112 on Thursday, September 3rd at 10 am, officiated by Pastor Anne Williams. Long-distance friends and family can also watch the funeral online at 10 am CST at https://resurrection.church/memorialsonline. The burial with military honors will immediately follow the funeral at Mount Moriah Cemetery at 1-435 and Holmes.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in memory of Gregory Shuey at https://dogood.t2t.org/IMOGregoryShuey