William HalliBurton Greer IV

Burton was born to HalliBurton and Glenda at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia on June 13th, 1985.
His birth certificate reads; “William HalliBurton Greer IV”. With the exception of several months in which
he lived in Virginia, he was a Georgia boy. He passed away Saturday, April 28th, 2018 when he and his
kayak were trapped in a sieve while kayaking the Linville River through the Linville Gorge, NC.
He grew up in Cobb county attending Nicholson Elementary, McCleskey
Middle, and Sprayberry High. In those years soccer and the saxophone were his primary focus. He
thoroughly enjoyed his time in the Sprayberry Marching Band. In his senior year and first year in college
his friends centered around the young people from Mt. Paran North Church of God. He later attended
Vineyard Church on Sandy Plains Rd, and at the time of his death he was attending Trinity Church.
While at Georgia Tech, Burton was introduced to white water kayaking and canoeing by his second
cousins Spring and Maury Weldon. White water became his primary passion.
Burton was not content to do rivers just in the Southeast. Although the SE does have many great white
water streams, Burton traveled to the West, Northwest, Northeast as well as to Canada to experience
the challenges that the different rivers offered.
Known to be reckless in the early years of being on the water, Burton became cautious and many
describe him as a mentor. He spent time as such with the Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech
organization.
Burton will be greatly missed both on and off the water.
A come causal gathering to celebrate Burton’s life will be at Trinity Anglican Church (Westside), 2270
Defoors Hills Rd, NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30318; May 12th, 2018 at 4:00 PM.