If you’ve ever been into KJ’s in Malad chances are you’ve met Geoff Green. Geoff is always there to greet you with a friendly hello unless, of course, the lottery is at an all-time high in which case he might not be so enthusiastic! 

Born to Bob and JoAnne Green in Ogden, Utah Geoff grew up the middle child. Gregg being his older brother and Bobby his younger. He took the role of being the middle brother on well and has always been the peacekeeper of the three boys.

He spent his younger years growing up in Southern California and Northern Utah. He started his high school career in Claremont, California and graduated from Layton High School in 1983. 

He spent most of his youth summers helping at the family farm in Pocatello Valley. He enjoyed the time he got to spend with his “Pa” and Uncle Syd. He loves to be out at the farm and still spends the majority of his summers out to “Poke” working the farm with his Uncle. 

Geoff moved up to Malad in the summer of 1991 to help his dad run Bobs Kwik Stop. Bob sold the store in May of 2001 to the Hansens out of Idaho Falls which led to it becoming KJ’s. Geoff and his brothers continued to manage the store through the sale. In 2010 Geoff was awarded Manager of the Year by the company. Through all the changes over the years, one thing has always remained, Geoff is the kind of guy you want to work for. Many of his former and present employees would easily admit that. He always takes care of the people he hires. Rachel loves the time she gets to spend with her dad at work and is quick to say she really couldn’t ask for a better boss. 

In being a manager at KJ's for over 30 years Geoff has built relationships with all kinds of “lotto folks”. Many times on the busy weekends, the regulars are asking about Geoff and how he is doing if they don’t get the chance to ask him themselves. They look forward to coming up every five weeks to get their tickets renewed and say hi to Geoff. 

Geoff spent nearly 20 years on the Malad Volunteer Fire Department. In this time he was awarded fireman of the year twice and served as Chief. While volunteering for the department, he made many friends before retiring last year but is still serving as fire commissioner. 

Geoff has two wonderful children Griffin and Rachel. Geoff took on the title of being a father with so much pride. While he can be a man of few words, he takes no shame in bragging about his kids when given the chance. He helped coach Griffin in little league, all-star, and Rocky Mountain traveling baseball teams. While the love of the Rockies wasn’t picked up as much by Griffin, the love of spending time at a ball field is still shared. Geoff also passed his loved of the outdoors to Griffin and they’ve enjoyed many hunting and fishing trips together. They also both take great pride in the care of the lawn around the house. Griffin used to push his fisher price lawn mower behind his dad while he mowed down the lawn. You can imagine Griffins excitement the first time he finally let him mow the lawn with the push mower and then eventually the riding mower. Griffin also shares the love of farming with his dad. From a young age he started tagging along on drives out to the farm and loved getting to ride with his dad in the tractor. 

Rachel didn’t pick up so much on the hunting and fishing as Geoff might’ve liked, nor has she ever been allowed to mow the lawn (due to not keeping straight enough lines) but he found himself supporting her through volleyball, basketball, softball, and his most favorite dance. Okay, so maybe he would rather drive the eight hours to Orofino to watch a softball tournament than an hour to Pocatello to watch an all-day dance competition, but nonetheless he still did both. 

He never hesitated to throw the ball around with his kids whether that be a football, softball, baseball, or shooting the basketball. 

In 2021 Geoff took on the exciting role of grandpa when granddaughter Haven Jo was born. Geoff loves to tease and play with Haven who is always so full of energy and keeps you on your toes. He loves being called “papa” and watching Haven grow. 

After handling a busy and hectic weekend of lottery players, Geoff looks forward to a vacation or weekend away. He likes to spend summers up at the family cabin in Island Park and fishing Henry’s Lake. He and his friends like to consider themselves “platinum level” cruise goers as they have traveled to multiple destinations around the world. Tradition is also important to him when it comes to vacations. He and his two high school buddies meet up for a weekend of Colorado Rockies baseball each year and have done so for more than 25 years now. 

Like previously mentioned, Geoff loves to vacation and makes a lot of them big and luxurious. His most recent, and maybe most exciting, was a cruise he took with his friends and kids. On the cruise Geoff and Nicole were married. They enjoyed a small “Captains Wedding” being surrounded by their kids and few family members. 

“When I was approached about doing this for my dad my response was “oh he’ll hate that” because I know my dad doesn’t like being in the spotlight. So dad I apologize for the surprise of it all, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to tell the community how great of a dad l have. Thank you for everything you do for everyone in our family. You are always there at the drop of a hat. Griff and I couldn’t have asked for a more loving and supportive father. We love you and hope you have a happy Father’s Day!” 

Love your kids!