He was a lifelong faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. George lived in Switzerland with his family from 1925 to 1928 while his dad was President of the Swiss-German Mission. He did most of his undergraduate studies at Caltech and pursued advanced degrees at UCLA. During the first part of World War II, he served in the U.S. Merchant Marine and was barely out of Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. He served as Chairman of several high-tech corporations and retired from California State University, Northridge with the rank of Professor Emeritus. His life was filled with numerous unusually interesting experiences and acquaintances with many notable personalities in the Church and in the technical fields in which he worked.
He is survived by seven of his children and their spouses: George, Hugh (Bonnie), Erik (Camille), Bob (Cheri), Chris (Tina), Laurel (Lynn Rogers), and Don (Lori). He is survived by a brother, Max, but was preceded in death by brothers, Donald and Dean, and by a sister, Alice. At the time of his death, George had 35 grandchildren and 73 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 W. St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held Saturday, from 12:00-1:30 at Metcalf Mortuary. Interment will be in the St. George Cemetery
He was a lifelong faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. George lived in Switzerland with his family from 1925 to 1928 while his dad was President of the Swiss-German Mission. He did most of his undergraduate studies at Caltech and pursued advanced degrees at UCLA. During the first part of World War II, he served in the U.S. Merchant Marine and was barely out of Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. He served as Chairman of several high-tech corporations and retired from California State University, Northridge with the rank of Professor Emeritus. His life was filled with numerous unusually interesting experiences and acquaintances with many notable personalities in the Church and in the technical fields in which he worked.
He is survived by seven of his children and their spouses: George, Hugh (Bonnie), Erik (Camille), Bob (Cheri), Chris (Tina), Laurel (Lynn Rogers), and Don (Lori). He is survived by a brother, Max, but was preceded in death by brothers, Donald and Dean, and by a sister, Alice. At the time of his death, George had 35 grandchildren and 73 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 W. St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held Saturday, from 12:00-1:30 at Metcalf Mortuary. Interment will be in the St. George Cemetery
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