Asheville, North Carolina
Col. Gregory Wayne Cummins, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
2023
Col. Gregory Wayne Cummins, 72, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, Greg grew up in Sharpsburg, and graduated from Boonsboro High School, where he was a standout football player and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He entered the United States Air Force Academy in 1969 as an original member of the newly created Cadet Squadron 37 (known unofficially as the "Smilers"). After spending all four years in CS-37 he graduated in 1973 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Greg was stationed around the world, serving from Germany to Korea, and across the United States. He was...