George L. Athanas ’49

George died July 14, 2020, in Durham, N.C. He resided in High Point for many years; his obituary notice stated that cremation was performed in Raleigh, N.C. 

George was born and raised in Canajoharie, N.Y., and graduated from high school there, where he was president of his junior and senior classes. He served in the Air Corps from July 1944 until November 1946, and then arrived 
at Princeton. He majored in engineering, 
was a member of the Princeton Engineering Society and Orange Key, and took his meals at Tower Club.

After graduation George joined IBM. He was recalled by the Air Force as a fighter pilot during the Korean conflict and served until 1955. Our 1964 Class Directory showed that he had left IBM and was the president of MAC Panel Co., an automated-equipment firm in High Point, N.C. He remained there until 
his retirement.

In his travels, George met Connie Hamilton, a flight attendant with United Airlines, and they married in 1949. She survives him, as do their two children, Heidi and George Jr. To them, we offer our sympathy and condolences.