George Hosack Follansbee ’50

George Follansbee died Apr. 11, 1997, at his home in Pittsburgh, Pa., after a bout with lung cancer. He was 71.

George prepared at Pittsburgh's Shady Side Academy, where he was on the wrestling team. There followed a two-year period, 1944-46, when he served as a tail gunner in the Pacific theater during WWII. At Princeton, he majored in psychology and was a member of Tower.

After graduation, George worked in Texas for six months as a roustabout in the oil fields and then returned to the Pittsburgh area to become a steel salesman. Later he was a partner in the materials handling business for Follansbee and Gruner, and then with A.M.O. Material Handling. He was a member of Fox Chapel Golf Club and a volunteer at Harmarville Rehabilitation Center.

George had a deep love for and a vast knowledge of literature. He loved animals, talking to them as though they were human and befriending every cat and dog in his neighborhood. He even had a dog while at Princeton. George was a kind, gentle, and patient man who was a good listener and stood firmly in his beliefs.

Our deepest sympathies go out to his wife, Elsie, his daughters, Nancy and Brooks, his stepdaughters, Melinda Jameson and Molly Smith, and his brother, Mark.

The Class of 1950