Obituary

Gregory James Barteck, a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family.

He is survived by his wife, one daughter, three sons, one daughter-in-law, his mother, three brothers, three sisters-in-law, one brother-in-law, two nephews, and four nieces.

Born in Silver Spring, Maryland on February 21, 1964 to mother, Diane Helen Ehret and father, Anthony Francis Barteck, Greg spent his early life in Maryland before moving to California to enjoy his formative years. While residing in California, he won many awards on his high school swim and track teams. He coached his neighborhood swim team as well as taught swimming lessons.  He was part of the first graduating class of Westlake High School in 1982. He then moved back to Maryland to earn a degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. While attending University of Maryland, he showed his unique ball-spinning skills on the bowling league. It was on the bowling league that he first laid eyes on his future wife, Lori. The two were married in 1989 in Annapolis, Maryland.

Greg began his career as a software engineer working for Printer Systems, Inc. in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He continued pursuing the same experience and remained in the printer industry for more than 35 years. His most recent employer was Digital Imaging Technologies, LLC and he continued to provide for his family throughout his cancer treatment. 

Greg was a family man. He was creative and innovative. He enjoyed spending time with his “ever-lovin’’ wife and his four children. He loved cooking and created a ‘cooking around the world’ theme. One of his many hobbies was woodworking and he was constantly building projects for his family. Among these many projects were a custom-built jewelry holder for Lori, serving trays, wine-bottle holders, and a variety of classic toys such as tops and whirly-gigs. He designed and built furniture including loft beds for his two youngest sons, Michael and William. With William, he constructed a large lizard cage. He and his oldest son, Jason, designed and built a guitar together. He taught his daughter, Amanda, how to turn wood on a lathe and inspired her to create her own projects including wooden wands. The two of them loved to shop for unique varieties of wood. Amanda plans to continue his woodworking legacy through projects that the two had started together. 

Greg enjoyed traveling to fun and exciting places with his family and friends. One of his favorite places became a family amusement park in Pennsylvania called Knoebels. Just about every year, they would vacation here and he shared his love for thrill rides with his family and friends. Some of his favorites included wooden roller coasters, Ferris wheels, carousels, log flumes, and trains. He loved to listen to the calliopes around the park and no trip would be complete without the famous Chicken and Waffles served at the Alamo Restaurant. 

Photography became a fascinating passion of Greg’s during his high school years. He used a variety of cameras and equipment. Inspired by one of his favorite photographers, Ansel Adams, he loved to develop his own film and print in black and white. This interest in photography followed him throughout his life and his legacy is filled with memories in the variety of photos he shot. He made his various woodworking projects subjects of his photography. He also photographed his daughter’s jewelry creations for her craft business. Through photography, he loved to document his family’s events such as concerts, award ceremonies, birthdays, cookouts, vacations, hikes, fishing, picnics, fireworks shows, and many more.

A memorial service will be held at a later date (TBD) due to COVID-19. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family here.