George died Nov. 18, 2012, 11 days short of his 95th birthday. At his service in Aurora, Ohio, all five of his sons took part, with his son the Rev. Geoffrey giving the homily, pianist Christopher playing the prelude, and George III, Bishop Auxentios ’76, and Walter speaking words of remembrance. George always expressed special satisfaction in his family, calling them “my wonderful wife and my five strong sons.”
After graduation, George attended the school of Aetna Insurance in Hartford, Conn., and worked as an agent in Ohio before joining the Army in 1941. He served in the Pacific theater for 14 months, rising to the rank of major. He summed up his career after the war by saying: “I’ve been insurance agent, general agent, broker, consultant, and director of a bank and various manufacturing companies.”
George roomed with Ed Norton for all four of his undergraduate years. He was in Triangle Club and was a cheerleader. In our 50th-reunion book he wrote, “Princeton provided a good education, an exposure to a different world, and an opportunity to meet great lifelong friends.”
To his wife of 69 years, Ann; his five sons; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren, the class extends its sympathy.