George was always proud of his Virginia heritage and he was a true "Virginia Gentleman" in every sense of the term. He graduated in the class of 1942-43 from the College of William and Mary, joined the US Navy, and attended Midshipmen's School at Northwestern University. He served in combat at Saipan and Tinian as skipper of a LCC (Landing Craft Control) boat and later as commanding officer of the reserve surface division in Gainesville, Florida. After active Naval service, he attended law school at William and Mary, where he met Nancy Holland, to whom he was married for sixty-three years. He was employed by the National Gypsum Company for twenty-seven years in Gainesville and Tampa, Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Fort Worth, Texas. Upon moving to Tampa in 1961, he and his wife joined Palma Ceia United Methodist Church, where he and his family were active members. George served on many committees, and especially enjoyed chairing the Men's Club Pancake Marathon for many years. He was survived by his wife, Nancy Holland Blanford, and four children, Anne White, Meredith Blanford, Tommy Blanford, and Martha Carr, as well as eight grandchildren.
George was always proud of his Virginia heritage and he was a true "Virginia Gentleman" in every sense of the term. He graduated in the class of 1942-43 from the College of William and Mary, joined the US Navy, and attended Midshipmen's School at Northwestern University. He served in combat at Saipan and Tinian as skipper of a LCC (Landing Craft Control) boat and later as commanding officer of the reserve surface division in Gainesville, Florida. After active Naval service, he attended law school at William and Mary, where he met Nancy Holland, to whom he was married for sixty-three years. He was employed by the National Gypsum Company for twenty-seven years in Gainesville and Tampa, Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Fort Worth, Texas. Upon moving to Tampa in 1961, he and his wife joined Palma Ceia United Methodist Church, where he and his family were active members. George served on many committees, and especially enjoyed chairing the Men's Club Pancake Marathon for many years. He was survived by his wife, Nancy Holland Blanford, and four children, Anne White, Meredith Blanford, Tommy Blanford, and Martha Carr, as well as eight grandchildren.
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