George H. Erker ’44

George died Dec. 2, 2015, in St. Louis, where he had lived all his life.

A graduate of St. Louis Country Day School, he played baseball at Princeton and was a member of Cottage and Triangle clubs. George majored in history and roomed with Bill Tiernan.

During World War II he was a Navy pilot and served in the South Pacific. In 1943, he married Barbara Griesedieck. He became a stockbroker in St. Louis after the war, a career that continued for more than 50 years, up until the day he died.

George was very active in the St. Louis community, particularly with St. Louis Country Day School, which honored him for his support. He owned a home in the Bahamas, which was a vacation spot for years with his family. George also owned a home in Boulder Junction, Wis., a location he visited when he was about 10. He attended four major Princeton reunions.

In 1968 he married Patricia Jean Smith. She predeceased him in 1995. George is survived by sons Charles, G. Stephen, and Barrett; daughter Barbara Baumstark; stepchildren Blakeslee Noyes, Christopher Noyes, and Constance Fowler; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.