George M. Chimples ’51

George was born Oct. 8, 1921, in Canton, Ohio, the son of Mark and Katherine Hines Chimples.

He served as an Army Air Corps pilot in Europe during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, five Air Medals, four Oak Clusters, and most importantly, the Victory Medal.

At Princeton he majored in philosophy and was president of Cannon Club and the Interclub Council. George won the McCosh Prize in philosophy and went on to earn a law degree at Harvard in 1954, where he was class president.

George spent his entire career with the Philadelphia law firm of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young. He became a partner in 1961 and retired in 1991. He was ’51’s president from 1956 to 1961 and a lifetime member of the class executive committee. George was also a member of the Army and Navy Club, the Royal Air Force Club, the Philadelphia Athenaeum, the Philadelphia Club, and the Union League, among others.

He died suddenly March 18, 2014, at home. He is survived by his wife, Eileen Grumm Chimples; children Alicia, Mark, and John Chimples and Katherine Janas; three grandchildren; and his sister, Elizabeth Shook. His sisters Mary Thomas, Lucille, Helen, and Bessie predeceased him.