So sad to hear of George's passing. I have met very few people with his energy and love of life! What a blow it is to lose such a great person! Prayers and condolences to his family and his many close friends.
I was shocked to hear of George's passing last week. We were best friends in high school. He lived a couple blocks from me in North Syracuse. He was best man at my wedding 26 years ago. Visited me in Alaska about 10 years ago and I took him flying over glaciers in Prince William Sound. George was a big man with a big heart and a personality to match. He had a great sense of humor and we had a lot of laughs together. I will miss him.
Very sad to hear of his passing especially in the year that we should have been celebrating our 50 TH class reunion. I see where he commented Aug 26 just before passing. Goes to show when one never knows how quickly you can lose a friend.
I happened to run into George at the Morrisville College exhibit at the State Fair last year. He was working there. We laughed and joked about all the great times we had at NS and Morrisville. George was always such a fun person to be around and a heart of gold. As I was about to leave, George told me about his bout with cancer. I was shocked. He went on to say one of his major goals was to make our 50th reunion. I gave him a big hug as I walked away. So glad I had a chance to see George and get one last hug in. This is a huge loss for family, friends and classmates. We will all miss George, but always remember all the good times we had with him. Prayers go out to family and friends.
I saw Bill LaRonde's post about his frigid water hunting expedition with George. Caused me to recall a time when I went fishing with George when we were in HS. He was fly casting. I asked him to stop casting for a minute while I passed behind him. I ended up with a hook stuck in the top of my head. George's father came along and tried to remove it with a pair of pliers. The barb broke off in my scalp. George's comment, "Oh well it'll work itself out sooner or later." It did. Last time I saw him was a couple years ago when I was home visiting my mom. We were meeting at some waterfront bar / restaurant in Brewerton. In typical George fashion he snuck up behind me and announced his arrival by smashing his hands into shoulders. I almost knocked over the table when I jumped. By the way, I missed my wedding date by 20 years in the post above. He was my best man 46 years ago at the Air Force Academy chapel. Quite a wedding picture--6 newly commissioned thin lieutenants in full dress uniforms as groomsmen and big George in a tuxedo. He found out where I'd hidden my car the night before the wedding and removed one of the spark plug wires. Man that car was running rough when Joanne and I drove away from the reception. I didn't get more than 5 miles when I pulled over in the pouring rain to figure out what was wrong. I laugh about it now.
John Vincent
So sad to hear of George's passing. I have met very few people with his energy and love of life! What a blow it is to lose such a great person! Prayers and condolences to his family and his many close friends.
Rocky Capozzi
I was shocked to hear of George's passing last week. We were best friends in high school. He lived a couple blocks from me in North Syracuse. He was best man at my wedding 26 years ago. Visited me in Alaska about 10 years ago and I took him flying over glaciers in Prince William Sound. George was a big man with a big heart and a personality to match. He had a great sense of humor and we had a lot of laughs together. I will miss him.
Donna Crump
Very sad to hear of his passing especially in the year that we should have been celebrating our 50 TH class reunion. I see where he commented Aug 26 just before passing. Goes to show when one never knows how quickly you can lose a friend.
Frank DiOrio
I happened to run into George at the Morrisville College exhibit at the State Fair last year. He was working there. We laughed and joked about all the great times we had at NS and Morrisville. George was always such a fun person to be around and a heart of gold. As I was about to leave, George told me about his bout with cancer. I was shocked. He went on to say one of his major goals was to make our 50th reunion. I gave him a big hug as I walked away. So glad I had a chance to see George and get one last hug in. This is a huge loss for family, friends and classmates. We will all miss George, but always remember all the good times we had with him. Prayers go out to family and friends.
Rocky Capozzi
I saw Bill LaRonde's post about his frigid water hunting expedition with George. Caused me to recall a time when I went fishing with George when we were in HS. He was fly casting. I asked him to stop casting for a minute while I passed behind him. I ended up with a hook stuck in the top of my head. George's father came along and tried to remove it with a pair of pliers. The barb broke off in my scalp. George's comment, "Oh well it'll work itself out sooner or later." It did. Last time I saw him was a couple years ago when I was home visiting my mom. We were meeting at some waterfront bar / restaurant in Brewerton. In typical George fashion he snuck up behind me and announced his arrival by smashing his hands into shoulders. I almost knocked over the table when I jumped. By the way, I missed my wedding date by 20 years in the post above. He was my best man 46 years ago at the Air Force Academy chapel. Quite a wedding picture--6 newly commissioned thin lieutenants in full dress uniforms as groomsmen and big George in a tuxedo. He found out where I'd hidden my car the night before the wedding and removed one of the spark plug wires. Man that car was running rough when Joanne and I drove away from the reception. I didn't get more than 5 miles when I pulled over in the pouring rain to figure out what was wrong. I laugh about it now.