George Zabriskie II ’50

George died July 19, 2016, in Bozeman, Mont., from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was an Episcopal priest for 61 years.

From Episcopal (Va.) High School he served in the Pacific with the Navy. At Princeton, where his father was in the Class of 1920, he graduated with honors in religion, played 150-pound football, and belonged to Ivy.

He was ordained a deacon in 1954 at Virginia Theological Seminary, and a priest in 1955 while a chaplain at Groton. His callings included St. Thomas in New York City; Holy Trinity in Manila; Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass.; Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis; and St. John’s Episcopal in Larchmont, N.Y. Throughout his callings, he strongly supported the fight for equality of all people.

He retired in 1992, and in 1998 moved to Bozeman, where both his daughters lived. He was active in the church, Habitat for Humanity, and the local food bank there. He enjoyed hiking, fishing, skiing, tennis, and, of course, his grandchildren.

George was predeceased by his brother Phil ’50 in 2005. He is survived by his wife, Thyrza, whom he married in 1959 and who accompanied him to the Philippines, where their children, Laura, Anne and Gray, were born. He also leaves six grandchildren, brother Sandy ’52, and sister Mary.