Gregory John Scanlon of Palmer MA (formerly of Northampton, MA) died on 1/28/20 at age 66. Greg grew up in Amherst, MA where he and his siblings (John, Joe, Liz and Jim) attended Amherst Regional High School. Greg went to UMass Amherst and played on the football and wrestling teams and graduated with bachelor’s degrees in sociology and psychology. Greg worked at the Belchertown State School and in subsequent years for related social service agencies where he advocated for and taught techniques for “passive restraint” of violent clients to insure the safety of both clients and caregivers. For a number of years Greg taught CPR classes through the Red Cross. Greg was predeceased by his parents Gerald F. and Frances (Doherty) Scanlon of Amherst, MA and an older brother David who died in childhood. Besides his siblings and their spouses Greg leaves ten (10) nieces and nephews, eight (8) aunts and uncles and something like fifty (50) cousins. Calling hours will be Saturday February 8th and the family requests no flowers be sent or donations made. At his request Greg will be cremated and his brothers will honor his ashes. After calling hours on Saturday, all are invited to an informal gathering at the Boltwood Inn (formerly the Lord Jeffrey Inn) from 6-8 pm to enjoy food and beverages and share remembrances of Gregory.