Gregory John Donley, 71, of Ashburn, Virginia passed from this life in the arms of his beloved wife on June 21, 2020 after battling ALS.  Gregg was born in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Howard Emory and Gabrielle McLeod Donley.  Gregg is survived by his wife of 28 years, Julie (Weed) Donley, son Gregory Ryan (Julia) Donley, daughter Sara Elizabeth (Adam) Robinson and countless friends who loved and thought the world of him.  Gregg and Julie had six grandchildren who loved him very much, Stephen Caeden and Gabriela Ryan Donley, Lily, Henry, Benjamin and Samuel Robinson.  Gregg Donley was a native of West Virginia graduating from West Virginia Wesleyan College, B.A. 1970 and West Virginia University, Master Public Administration in 1971.  Gregg retired as a Sector President from Northrop Grumman, spending some time as a leader at CHS as Chief Growth Officer, TMC Corp. and Camber Corp., then started his own consulting business, LFT, LLC, and continued his leadership in helping individuals and companies grow to their fullest capacity. Gregg was considered a genius leader and successful business man.  He had a talent for tearing   down the walls in organizations and bringing teams together, reaching for the stars, chasing the big jobs.  He also had a talent for making speeches from his heart, rubbing elbows with everyday people, and won the hearts and respect of many other business leaders and dignitaries during his lifetime.  Gregg enjoyed empowering people to their success in life as well as in business.  He enjoyed everything Italian, cars, clothes, shoes and food.  He also enjoyed collecting watches and fountain pens, going to the shooting range and dabbling in photography.  Gregg was a humble man, and never really knew how many lives on which he had a positive impact.  Gregg was a loyal and honest man who truly cared for everyone he met.

A "Celebration of Life" get together with friends and family will be announced in the future.  Plans are in motion for some of his ashes to be launched into space, so he can dance amongst the stars for eternity. In the meantime, please go to Gregg's online obituary on Colonial Funeral Home's website, www.colonialfuneralhome.com , for further information for donations and flowers, and to sign the guest book.

If you would like to order flowers or donate in Gregg's memory see below the following links:

Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/donate/

Our Military Kids:

https://www.ourmilitarykids.org/

ALS Organization:

https://donate.als.org/give/287064/#!/donation/checkout

If you choose to order flowers you may use Mayflowers, Reston, 703-709-1200