George Miller Chester ’44

George, a lifelong resident of Milwaukee, died in Scottsdale, Ariz., Mar. 9, 2003, of complications from cancer.

At Princeton, where his father was '17 and a brother '46, George majored in politics, was editorial editor of the Daily Princetonian, and was on the crew, polo team, and a member of Colonial Club. He roomed with Jackson Johnson and John Holt Myers. Graduating in 1943, he then saw 3 1/2 years of Army service, rising to captain, and was awarded the Army Air Medal; he was recalled for a year for the Korean conflict.

George graduated from Harvard Law School and was a partner in Foley & Lardner, a firm where his grandfather, great-grand-father, and great-uncle had also been partners. He served many directorships, including Northwest Mutual Life, the Heil Co., and Sandusky Int'l., and was president of Wisconsin Securities of Delaware and of T.A. Chapman Co. He was AG chair for '44 and a special gifts solicitor. His memberships included the Society of the Cincinnati and the Oconomowoc Lake Club. He loved the outdoors, hiking, flying, and bobsledding.

George is survived by Margaret, his wife of 57 years; their four children, George '69, Laura, Cia '76, and David; 13 grandchildren, and, as his son George noted, "almost as many horses and llamas."

The Class of 1944