George Herbert Bragdon

George Herbert
Bragdon
VIRGINIA -- George Bragdon, beloved husband and father, born on Sept. 17, 1926, died on Tuesday morning, May 17, 2011.
George was born in Berwick, and attended Berwick High School. In 1943, George enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a seaman, and served in the North Atlantic and the Pacific on the USS Cowpens during World War II. He received his BA in History and Government from the University of Maine in 1950, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
George and his wife Patricia Jane Murphy Bragdon were married on Feb. 3, 1951. George joined Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in 1951, and joined Marsh and McLennan in Boston, Mass., in 1961. George remained with Marsh for the rest of his career, serving as Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Region until 1978, when he was named CEO of Marsh and McLennan of Virginia, then Managing Director of the Company until his retirement in 1991.
George served as a coach of his sons' little league baseball and basketball teams, and was a member of the Weymouth Rotary Club. He was an avid golfer and bridge player, and was an American Daffodil Society accredited judge.
George and his wife Patty traveled across the United States and in London and Northern Ireland as daffodil judges. He and his wife were founders of the Virginia Daffodil Society in 1991. He served as president of the Richmond Daffodil Society for three terms. George and Patty were also co-chairmen of the first American Daffodil Society show held in Richmond, Va. He served as both regional director and vice-president of the mid-Atlantic region of the American Daffodil Society. George was also on the board of the Richmond Symphony and the Ronald McDonald House.
In retirement, George and Patty traveled the world, owned a second home in Naples, Fla., and spent time visiting children and grandchildren. He was a member of the 'Bogey's' and the '55's' golf groups. He was a member of Saint Bridget Church, the Country Club of Virginia, and the Raleigh Tavern Society of Colonial Williamsburg. George was also a member of the Rosarian Society at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.
The Bragdons moved to Lakewood Manor in 2007, and the family would like to thank the staff of the Healthcare Facility at Lakewood for their loving care of George in his later years.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Jane Murphy Bragdon; his children, Kathleen J. Bragdon- Brown, Sarah J. Wilkinson, George H. Bragdon Jr., and Geoffrey J. Bragdon; his grandchildren, Clifford M. Ginn, Jennifer A. Ginn, Christopher Bragdon, George H. Bragdon III, Marley R. Brown IV, Austin W. Bragdon, Joseph G. Bragdon, Sarah L. Bragdon, and Erica G. Bragdon; and great-grandchildren, Nora Jane L. An, Natalie E. Ginn and Dylan A. Ginn.
Visiting hours will take place at Blileys Funeral Home on Augusta Avenue, Richmond, Va., on Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Bridget Catholic Church, Richmond, Va., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, with interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
George Herbert
Bragdon