George H. Gleeson Jr. ’41
Born in South Orange, N.J., in 1918, George died in the Aspinwall, Penn., Veterans Affairs Hospital Mar. 29, 1995. For 45 years he was a stockbroker in Pittsburgh, retiring from A. G. Edwards & Sons in 1990.
George attended Princeton, but graduated from the Univ. of Pittsburgh in 1941. He was an Army tank commander with the 4th Armored Division and received a Silver Star and two Purple Hearts.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Elizabeth "Betty" Edwards; five sons, Dr. George H., Rex T., Richard Q., Robert E., and William B.; daughters, Anne I. Gleeson and Susan Anselmo; and 11 grandchildren. Four sisters passed on before he did. Our condolences go out to his family.
The Class of 1941
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