George McC. Gibbs ’44

George died Nov. 11, 2019, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born Sept. 25, 1922, in Sewickley, Pa.

He prepared for Princeton at Sewickley Academy and Andover, where he was active in soccer and track. At Princeton George majored in economics and was on the soccer team and the news board of The Daily Princetonian; he was president of the Intramural Athletic Association and a member of the Undergraduate Council and Cloister Inn.

He entered the field artillery in 1943 and came back to Princeton in 1946 to graduate. He then entered banking and securities.

For the last 20 years, he served the Class of ’44 as class section chair, special-gifts solicitor, and class treasurer from 2009 to 2019. He loved golf and tennis and played both most of his life.

George was predeceased by his wife, Sally. He is survived by his children, George McC. Gibbs Jr., Gary Q. Gibbs, and Patricia Gibbs Jackson; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.