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NewsColony Aurora car parade pays tribute to man who built more than 27K crosses for gun violence victims AURORA, Ill. (WLS) — A tribute held in Aurora Friday sought to honor a man who has touched countless lives by bringing handmade crosses to crime scenes and disasters for more than two decades. Greg Zanis has terminal cancer, but instead of waiting for a somber funeral to remember him, his family invited people to drive by and wave while he’s around to appreciate it. Police directed more than a mile-long line of cars waiting to drive by in Aurora on Friday. Linda Regnier brought the cross Zanis made for her cousin, Luis Martinez, when he was killed four years ago. “We love Greg. He has been a light in the darkest moments for families,” Regnier said. RELATED: Illinois man who spent retirement delivering handmade crosses to mass shootings has weeks to live Crosses for Losses was born out of his own family tragedy. Zanis first began making crosses in his shed to honor victims ...