George E. Pilgrim IV, son of George E. Pilgrim, III and Paula L. Pilgrim,husband of Tisha Selke Pilgrim and father of George E. Pilgrim, V, died in Venice, Florida on
October 23, 2007 following a brief illness.
He was born in Gainesville on May 23, 1967 and settled in South Florida after his marriage. He was owner of George Pilgrim Landscape Company for a number of years and was currently employed by Nanaks Landscaping Company.
Mr. Pilgrim is survived by his wife, son, parents, a sister, Rollins Pilgrim Caglioni of Waleska, Ga. and several aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins.
Services will be held on Tuesday October 30, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. in the Mason & Ward Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the Alta Vista Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Hugh Cauthen will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, friends may send a donation to the American Heart Association/ Hall County Chapter, 1101 Northchase Parkway Suite 1, Marietta, Ga. 30067.
online condolences may be sent to masonandwardfuneralhomeandcremation.com
Mason & Ward Funeral Home, Gainesville
Julie Luten (Schilbrack)
We worked the front office together our Senior year. We spent most of our time talking, I cannot remember what on earth we did in the office except talk. Gep was a great person and a great friend.Lynette Trinidad (Milhaljevic)
Gep was a great friend to me. He actually called me (late Summer 2007), out of the blue, a few months before he died. His voice was so low and he had a southern twang. We laughed so much during that phone call. He had told me he just underwent his 2nd open heart surgery. I was so shocked, but did remember he smoked a lot of cigarettes, among other things :) in high school. We reminisced about our drafting class days with Mr Gross. He mentioned how much he loved his wife and son. We started corresponding by email and he would forward on to me so many funny stories and photos. Then one day they stopped. Then I got a voicemail from his wife. I could tell from her voice, something was wrong. When I called back, his son answered and he told me the sad news. I told Gep's son about how much his dad loved him and how he talked about him so much. Gep was so proud of his son and loved his wife very much. I will always remember Gep to be a good person. I sometimes think Gep "knew" something was going to happen and he wanted to get in touch with old friends. I'm so grateful & glad Gep called me. He had been in good spirits and seemed very happy and content with his life & family. I can still remember his voice with laughter. Sincerely, Lynette Trinidad-Mihaljevic