George Bassett Pomeroy Blaine ’33

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GEORGE BLAINE, who had lived in Pasadena for many years, died there Nov. 9, 1989.

George was born March 23, 1911, in Cincinnati, where he grew up. He prepared at Walnut Hills High. During college years he transferred to the Univ. of Cincinnati College of law. After college George was a sales representative for GlobeWernjcke, in which his family was interested, in Michigan and northern Ohio. During WWII he served as an officer in the Navy.

After the war, George moved to the West Coast with the firm of Art Metal, Inc. in recent years George has enjoyed boats, and has also spent a great deal of time helping a Vietnamese refugee family.

In 1942 George married Marmee Kirby, who survives him. He is also survived by their four children, Judy, Connie, George Jr., and Joseph. There are three grandchildren.

George's cousin, George P. Bassett IV '67, of Ewing, N.J., also survives. He is the son of the late George F. Bassett 111'29. The Class of'33 extends its sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1933

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