George Aubrey ’45

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George Aubrey died April 29, 2013.

George entered Princeton from Exeter Academy, following in the footsteps of his brothers James ’41 and Stever ’43 and preceding his brother David ’50. He played freshman football and joined Tiger Inn. His Princeton studies were interrupted for service as a fighter pilot with the Army Air Corps.

Returning to Princeton, he received a degree in politics in 1947 and married Dorothy Craig. They had two children, Craig and

Jamee, before they divorced. George then married Barbara Summar and adopted Barbara’s daugh-ter, Karan. They later had a son, George W. 

After a brief career in investment banking, George moved to Denver, where he founded Bellwether Exploration, an oil-drilling business. George and Barbara retired to Arizona in 1993, where Barbara died in 1997. In 1998, George married Patty Rees and they moved to Sierra Vista, Ariz. George was active in politics and became chairman of the Intermountain Political Action Committee.

George is survived by Patty; brothers Stever and David; sons Craig and George; daughters Karan and Jamee; stepson Chris; and three grandchildren. The class expresses its sympathy to the family.

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