George Knapp Hoblitzelle ’43

George died Feb. 8, 2001, of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.

He was born in St. Louis, prepped at St. Paul's School, and graduated from Princeton summa cum laude.

During WWII, George served as captain of artillery in the ETO, receiving the Bronze Star. He also re-upped for the Korean War as an intelligence captain in Washington, DC.

Following a distinguished career at General Steel Industries, he retired in 1972. That same year George ran on the Republican ticket for state representative from Ladue, Mo. He won, and his constituents returned him to Washington seven more times. He enjoyed the respect and admiration of voters and colleagues alike. In 1988 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorialized, "As a watchdog of the public purse strings . . . he has no equal in the Missouri House."

George is survived by his wife of 50 years, the former Katherine Wells, three daughters, Katherine Wailing, Trimble Stamell, and Lucy Shattuck, and five grandchildren. To the entire family, we offer our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy.

The Class of 1943

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