George W. Masters, 74, of Falmouth died Sept. 1, 2015. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the oldest son of George and Audrey (Steeley) Masters, and older brother of Warren, who predeceased him. He was educated in the Ontario public schools, standing first in his class at Barrie District Collegiate Institute, and he later attended the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, going on to become an officer cadet in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps at Camp Borden. His love of sports, especially football, hockey and tennis, developed there and carried on into his later years. He was certified as a microbiologist at Toronto General Hospital, and he pursued that career at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington, Ontario. It was there that he met Patricia Carrigan, and the two were married in Burlington, Ontario in 1961. In 1965 they welcomed their son Scott, and in 1968 daughter Kelly rounded out the family.
George was employed by the Warner-Lambert Company from 1964-83, where he rose to the position of group president, in charge of worldwide affairs. It was during that time that George and family relocated to New Jersey. He was a board member of fifteen different corporations, and he served as president of several, including Immunomedics, Hemosol, and Seragen. It was his involvement in these many companies that led George to Maine, where he and Pat lived on-and-off since the mid-1980s. He was a founding board member of the Association of Biotechnology Companies (ABC) in Washington, D.C. in 1980, later helping to bring the ABC into the Biotechnology Industry Organization. George was active in charity too, a onetime president of the Morris County United Way in New Jersey. He also was presented with the AAMC Award for Outstanding Community Service by the Boston University School of Medicine in 1995.
He was abundantly involved in the many communities in which he lived. After one of his retirements, George and Pat relocated to Church Point, Nova Scotia, where George's outgoing personality led to his being made an honorary Acadian, and the only non-French speaking president of the local Legion. When George and Pat returned to Maine, they moved to the Ocean View Retirement Community in Falmouth, where they have lived since 2007. George became a fixture at the bridge and poker tables, and he enjoyed his early mornings at the Grille. He recently served as the president of the residents' council.
George leaves behind his beloved wife Patricia; his son Scott Masters and his wife Shelley Hamilton of Toronto; and daughter Kelly Masters and her husband John Harmon and their sons Jacob and Erik of Portland.
George was employed by the Warner-Lambert Company from 1964-83, where he rose to the position of group president, in charge of worldwide affairs. It was during that time that George and family relocated to New Jersey. He was a board member of fifteen different corporations, and he served as president of several, including Immunomedics, Hemosol, and Seragen. It was his involvement in these many companies that led George to Maine, where he and Pat lived on-and-off since the mid-1980s. He was a founding board member of the Association of Biotechnology Companies (ABC) in Washington, D.C. in 1980, later helping to bring the ABC into the Biotechnology Industry Organization. George was active in charity too, a onetime president of the Morris County United Way in New Jersey. He also was presented with the AAMC Award for Outstanding Community Service by the Boston University School of Medicine in 1995.
He was abundantly involved in the many communities in which he lived. After one of his retirements, George and Pat relocated to Church Point, Nova Scotia, where George's outgoing personality led to his being made an honorary Acadian, and the only non-French speaking president of the local Legion. When George and Pat returned to Maine, they moved to the Ocean View Retirement Community in Falmouth, where they have lived since 2007. George became a fixture at the bridge and poker tables, and he enjoyed his early mornings at the Grille. He recently served as the president of the residents' council.
George leaves behind his beloved wife Patricia; his son Scott Masters and his wife Shelley Hamilton of Toronto; and daughter Kelly Masters and her husband John Harmon and their sons Jacob and Erik of Portland.
George W. Masters, 74, of Falmouth died Sept. 1, 2015. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the oldest son of George and Audrey (Steeley) Masters, and older brother of Warren, who predeceased him. He was educated in the Ontario public schools, standing first in his class at Barrie District Collegiate Institute, and he later attended the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, going on to become an officer cadet in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps at Camp Borden. His love of sports, especially football, hockey and tennis, developed there and carried on into his later years. He was certified as a microbiologist at Toronto General Hospital, and he pursued that career at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington, Ontario. It was there that he met Patricia Carrigan, and the two were married in Burlington, Ontario in 1961. In 1965 they welcomed their son Scott, and in 1968 daughter Kelly rounded out the family.
George was employed by the Warner-Lambert Company from 1964-83, where he rose to the position of group president, in charge of worldwide affairs. It was during that time that George and family relocated to New Jersey. He was a board member of fifteen different corporations, and he served as president of several, including Immunomedics, Hemosol, and Seragen. It was his involvement in these many companies that led George to Maine, where he and Pat lived on-and-off since the mid-1980s. He was a founding board member of the Association of Biotechnology Companies (ABC) in Washington, D.C. in 1980, later helping to bring the ABC into the Biotechnology Industry Organization. George was active in charity too, a onetime president of the Morris County United Way in New Jersey. He also was presented with the AAMC Award for Outstanding Community Service by the Boston University School of Medicine in 1995.
He was abundantly involved in the many communities in which he lived. After one of his retirements, George and Pat relocated to Church Point, Nova Scotia, where George's outgoing personality led to his being made an honorary Acadian, and the only non-French speaking president of the local Legion. When George and Pat returned to Maine, they moved to the Ocean View Retirement Community in Falmouth, where they have lived since 2007. George became a fixture at the bridge and poker tables, and he enjoyed his early mornings at the Grille. He recently served as the president of the residents' council.
George leaves behind his beloved wife Patricia; his son Scott Masters and his wife Shelley Hamilton of Toronto; and daughter Kelly Masters and her husband John Harmon and their sons Jacob and Erik of Portland.
George was employed by the Warner-Lambert Company from 1964-83, where he rose to the position of group president, in charge of worldwide affairs. It was during that time that George and family relocated to New Jersey. He was a board member of fifteen different corporations, and he served as president of several, including Immunomedics, Hemosol, and Seragen. It was his involvement in these many companies that led George to Maine, where he and Pat lived on-and-off since the mid-1980s. He was a founding board member of the Association of Biotechnology Companies (ABC) in Washington, D.C. in 1980, later helping to bring the ABC into the Biotechnology Industry Organization. George was active in charity too, a onetime president of the Morris County United Way in New Jersey. He also was presented with the AAMC Award for Outstanding Community Service by the Boston University School of Medicine in 1995.
He was abundantly involved in the many communities in which he lived. After one of his retirements, George and Pat relocated to Church Point, Nova Scotia, where George's outgoing personality led to his being made an honorary Acadian, and the only non-French speaking president of the local Legion. When George and Pat returned to Maine, they moved to the Ocean View Retirement Community in Falmouth, where they have lived since 2007. George became a fixture at the bridge and poker tables, and he enjoyed his early mornings at the Grille. He recently served as the president of the residents' council.
George leaves behind his beloved wife Patricia; his son Scott Masters and his wife Shelley Hamilton of Toronto; and daughter Kelly Masters and her husband John Harmon and their sons Jacob and Erik of Portland.
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