George Blatchford

1930 - 2010

GEORGE JENNINGS BLATCHFORD George Jennings Blatchford was born April 27, 1930 in Friend, Nebraska to George and Pollyanna Blatchford. Youngest brother to Anthony, Wilma (Billie), Gerald, and Peggy. He and his late wife Shirley were parents to Debbie Barber, Melanie (Lani) Freeman-Davidson, Chani Beeman, Bruce Blatchford, Tony Blatchford. He and his current wife Jeano Miller were parents to Todd Cales and Maile Brooks. He was a loving grandfather to Joshua Ontko, Matthew Freeman, Nicholas Barber, Benjamin Ontko, Daniel Barber, William Barber, Peter Barber, George Luke Freeman,Courtney Blatchford, Bailey Anderson, Jana Giraldin, Kelly Carlos, Gordie Freeman, Keith Fernandez, Robert Espinoza, Paige Oinas, Brandon Davidson, Jeremy Davidson, Jack Cales, Sophie Cales, and expecting Jaelyn Brooks next month. And, he has sixteen great-grand children. George served in the Navy in 1948 as a Signalman on the U.S.S. Valley Forge and Essex stationed in San Diego. He graduated from Riverside College (RCC) in 1955, graduated from University of California, Riverside with a B.A. In Social Science in 1957 -- the University\'s second graduating class of which he was one of 30 graduates. George worked as a District Manager and as a Display Ad Salesman for The Press-Enterprise and as a Securities Broker for several brokerage firms in Riverside. On November 7, 1968 George took his last drink of alcohol and was a recovering alcoholic for the rest of his life. He celebrated his 42nd anniversary of sobriety 5 days before passing. George\'s pride and joy was a 1966 red convertible Jaguar XKE roadster with the license plate "ME LYDY" George passed away due to ALS (Gehrig Disease) on November 12, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Preston and Simons Mortuary is handling arrangements. Services will be held Friday, November 19, 2010 at 4:30PM at St. George\'s Episcopal Church, 950 Spruce St., Riverside CA 92507. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. George\'s Episcopal Church.