Gregory Steven Hallen

Greg Hallen, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s first videographer and who was known throughout the department for his attention to detail, passed away peacefully Sept. 19 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne after a hard-fought two-year battle versus cancer. He was 74.
Greg was born Jan. 25, 1945 in Darby, Pennsylvania and graduated from Roxborough High School in Philadelphia in 1963. After earning a biology degree from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee, where Greg was a competitive javelin thrower on the track team, he joined the U.S. Air Force. Greg served as an officer at F.E. Warren and Vandenberg Air Force bases for 12 years attaining the rank of captain, which included being a missile combat crew commander and earning several excellence awards.
He retired from the Game and Fish in June 2010 as the video coordinator after a decorated 29-year career. He was honored as the department’s “Communications Division Employee of the Year” in 1986 and co-recipient of the 2002 “Services Division Employee of the Year.” He also earned several awards from conservation organizations for his video productions and custom photo-processing. He was a passionate fly-angler and diligent fly-casting instructor at Game and Fish workshops.
“Greg was always willing to help make my job easier,” says Al Langston, Game and Fish supervisor/co-worker and good friend. “Whether it was providing coverage of Game and Fish projects or assisting with Cheyenne Fishing Day, he could be counted on. He was very skilled with a fly rod and instructed many students both privately and at public activities.”
Greg was an expert knife sharpener and aficionado of custom knives. He was also a patron of the Crown Bar where many friends enjoyed his insights and conversation.
Before joining the Game and Fish, Greg studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California and the Sun Valley Center of the Arts and Humanities in Idaho.
“The instructional videos and video news stories Greg produced were always of the highest quality,” Langston adds.
During his final trek at the hospital and hospice, Greg was almost always in the company of Game and Fish friends. He passed away with two fellow retired Game and Fish Information and Education colleagues at his side.
Greg is survived by three siblings in the Philadelphia area: Patricia Brennan, Gloria Donahue (Dan) and Charles “Chick” (Linda) Hallen, four nieces and nephews and his beloved cat, Torri. He was preceded in death by his mother Theresa, father Charles and step-father Kenneth Roberts.
Private family services to be held in October.