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George GRINDLEY Obituary
Dr George William:
BSc, MSc, FRSNZ, DSc
On 12 February 2019. Died peacefully at home aged 93 years. Respected geologist and loved brother of Noela Simpson (nee Grindley). Uncle of Anthony and Nicholas and great-uncle of May, Evie, Pearl and Ollie. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Federated Mountain Club (https://www.fmc.org.nz/), PO Box 1604, Wellington 6140 or a charity you feel George would appreciate. Messages to the Grindley/Simpson family may be left in George's tribute book at www.tributes.co.nz or posted c/- PO Box 44-176, Lower Hutt 5040. George's funeral service will be held at Harbour City Funeral Home, 665 High Street, Lower Hutt, on Friday 22 February 2019, at 11.00am, and will be followed by a private burial.
Memories and Condolences
for George GRINDLEY
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Peter Otway
February 21, 2019
George, who I first met at Scott Base, was one of my gurus when I joined the Geological Survey in 1967. He, together with Gerald Lensen and Pat Suggate, helped launch my career in earth deformation - both tectonic and volcanic - and opened my eyes to the forces that created this country. Even more importantly, to understand that the geology is still being created and rearranged under our feet and that, in effect as tenants on this planet, we must all learn to live with it, and prepare for the consequences. Specifically, he inspired and helped me set up various schemes to monitor and research volcanic phenomena both in NZ and on Mt Erebus, Antarctica. In short, he taught me to see and understand the geological world in a much more enlightened way. Thank you George!
Ian Raine
February 21, 2019
As a young new geologist arriving at the NZ Geological Survey in 1974 I shared an office for a little while with George. On the office walls were plate tectonic reconstructions of New Zealand, very avant garde for the time. I wasn't closely involved with his work afterwards, but retained a huge respect for his knowledge of NZ geology and his enduring memory for detail. My sympathy and respects to his family.
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