George Crosby Towner Jr. ’52

George came to us from East Rochester High School to study politics and join Tower. He was an ROTC Distinguished Military Student and basketball manager, and belonged to the Junior Prom Committee, the Washington Club, and the Catholic Club. He roomed with Tom Cook.

After military service he earned a law degree at Harvard in 1957;  he practiced until 1990 with Simmonds, Coleburn and Towner and thereafter independently for the rest of his life. George’s generosity to others was ever evident in community organizations — he was on the board of the U.S. Soccer Federation — and in his service to the class on its executive committee. He was our treasurer from 2012 and class secretary from 2014. Notable special projects that he initiated include the creation of the class website and a catalog of gifts and scholarships made by class members over the years.

None of this captures the kindness he showed to us and the affection that it has stirred in all lucky enough to know him.

George died Oct. 25, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Clara; and their children, George III, Martin, John, Matthew, and Elizabeth. We send our heartfelt sympathy upon the loss of their dear husband and father, and our dear friend.