Greg R. Durbin, 41, of Silvis, passed away Wednesday January 8, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving wife and children. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-5PM Sunday January 12, 2020 at Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., in East Moline. The family requests that attendees wear their favorite racing shirt and jeans in memory of Greg. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.

Greg was born October 16, 1978 in Peoria, a son of Dennis Barnes and Jean Durbin. He graduated from UT High School in 1998, and married Michelle Stottler in March of 2006, in Rock Island.

He worked at Atlas Energy Products.

Racing as "#8", stock car racing was a family tradition along with his brothers, that he carried on in his grandfather, John Durbin's footsteps with his own family, weekly, for over 20 years. Always racing under the number 8 in the Modified Division, with his children as his pit crew, he won several track, state championships. The number 8 seemed to follow him throughout his life in many ways. Another weekly adventure he greatly enjoyed was RC racing with his son. He was an amazing and loving husband and father who never had an enemy.

Survivors include his wife, Michelle; 3 children: Lexy, Brooke, and Gavin; 2 brothers: Brandon Durbin and Eric Barnes (Aleic Underwood) both of Colona; mother: Jean Durbin (Jeff Peterson) of Colona; father: Dennis Barnes (Juli Spindler) of Silvis; his maternal grandparents: John (Mary Ann) Durbin of Colona; paternal grandfather: A.C. Barnes of Silvis, brother-in-law: Michael Stottler, 2 nieces: Kaylee and Addie, and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, June Barnes; mother-in-law, Carol, and uncles, Jody Durbin and John Barnes.

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