GEORGE NEWCOMBE CHANDLER, II

George Newcombe Chandler, II George Newcombe Chandler, II, born September 19, 1938, to Elizabeth C. and John R. Chandler in Cleveland, Ohio, where he resided for most of his life, passed away at the age of 75 at his Vero Beach, Florida residence on December 28, 2013. George attended Hawken and Choate Schools followed by Washington and Lee University. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard and joined Pickands Mather & Co. (PM) in Cleveland in 1962. Following PM?s acquisition by Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. in 1987, he played a key role in the integration of PM into Cliffs. He was President of PM Coal Company and subsequently President of PM International and a corporate Vice President of Cliffs. He traveled the globe representing Cliffs in its Australian ventures selling to the Asian community having commercial and operating responsibility for the Savage River Mines in Tasmania, Australia. He was also involved in Cliffs' development of a new iron technology in Trinidad. He retired in 2000. He was a member of the board of directors for Sky Financial Group in Bowling Green, Ohio until 2007. He was married to Mary Hollington in 1960 and had four children prior to her death in 2000. In 2004, he married Sara Brackman Taylor and moved to Vero Beach, Florida. George was active in civic and educational organizations including Hattie Larlham Foundation where he was past president and emeritus trustee. He was on the board and past president of Lochland School in Geneva, New York, where his son, George, currently resides. He was active in the Cleveland Council on Foreign Relations and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. He served as class agent at Choate School for 51 years and supported as an active fundraiser several other local institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. He was past president of the Union Club, Tavern Club and the Kirtland Country Club all in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a director of the Riomar Golf Club in Vero Beach, Florida, where he was chairman of the Buildings and Grounds Committee overseeing the recent construction of the beach club and maintenance facilities. He was an ardent duck hunter at the Winous Point Shooting Club in Port Clinton, Ohio. An avid golfer, he was elected a member of the United States Seniors? Golf Association in 2005. George was a warm, giving, charismatic and endearing man who will be missed by many. He is survived by his wife, Sara Chandler; his daughters, Elizabeth K. Chandler (Carl Greppin) of Cleveland, Ohio, and Margaret C. Martin (Byron) of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire; his sons, George N. Chandler, III, of Geneva, New York, and Christopher C. H. Chandler (Vanessa) of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and his stepdaughters, Maggie Taylor (Jerry Uelsmann) of Gainesville, Florida, and Sara Rich (Tony) of Atlanta, Georgia. George is also survived by his brother, John Rust Chandler of Lakeville, Connecticut, and his sister, Laura C. Marshall of Easton, Maryland. He was preceded in death by sister Elaine C. Smith. He was a dear grandfather to Christopher, Katherine, Charles, Kaitlyn, Chase, Mary, Christopher, Jackson and Alexandra. For those who wish, the family suggests a donation be made in his name to Lochland School, 1065 Lochland Road, Geneva, New York, 14456. The family will receive family and friends at a gathering and celebration of his life at the Riomar Country Club in Vero Beach, Florida on January 4, 2014 from 4-6 PM and at the Kirtland Country Club in Willoughby, Ohio on January 11, 2014 from 4 - 6:30 PM.