George William Fisk

` GEORGE WILLIAM FISK died peacefully at Coastal Hospice at the Lake on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at age 90 in Salisbury, MD, where he lived for the past nine years. George was the son of the late William Fillmore Fisk and Georgia Winans Fisk and is survived by his wife, Dorothy Fisk, his daughter, Margaret Genvert, both of Salisbury, his daughter, Virginia Dunphy of Pleasant Hill, OR and his daughter-in-law, Stephanie Fisk of Summit, NJ. Descendants also include seven grandchildren: Eric, Brandon and Graham Fisk, Matthew and Michael Dunphy, and Lauren and Margot Genvert - plus four great-grandchildren. His brother, Stewart Fisk, sister, Grace Fisk and son, Robert Fisk, predeceased him. George was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 24, 1919. He lived in W. Englewood and Tenafly, NJ from 1927 to 1933. He then moved to Washington Heights in New York City and graduated from George Washington High School in 1936. He attended Colgate University, graduating with a BA in history in 1940. In 1941, George was inducted into the U.S. Army. He served with the Second Signal Corps during World War II in Northern Ireland, Wales, France, and Belgium. He won a Bronze star near Brest and was promoted to Major as the Second Division's signal officer in charge of all communications. George married Dorothy Lee Bowles on May 8, 1943 in New York City. He received his law degree from Columbia Law School in February 1948. After law school, George clerked at the New York law firm, Hamlin, Hubbell and Davis, and then worked for the Barrett Division of Alliec Chemical and Dye Corporation. In 1955, George joined Socony Mobil's legal department and transferred to its Philadelphia office, moving to Wayne, PA. In 1959, George and family relocated to Old Greenwich, Connecticut. He worked in antitrust and labor law at Mobil in New York and later became Associate General Counsel. Mobil sent him to Chicago in 1979 to head up subsidiary Container Corporation's legal department. George and Dottie lived in Northbrook, IL. In 1981, George became Senior Vice-President and General Counsel at Container, winning a landmark antitrust case for the corporation. He retired in 1984 and moved back to Connecticut. George volunteered much time to the First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich and fund-raising activities for Colgate University. He edited A Roar From the Valley, a book about Colgate's first 100 years of football. He was also active in the Republican Party and the Lions Club. George and Dottie lived in Cos Cob, until 2000, when they moved to Mallard Landing, a retirement community in Salisbury near their daughter, Peggy. They lived part time at a vacation home on Skidaway Island, GA. George belonged to the Union League Club in New York, Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich, Mission Hills Country Club in Northbrook, and Marshwood Country Club at the Landings on Skidaway Island. He played golf and bridge, and was a lifelong fan of the SF Giants. Besides his work and volunteer commitments, George was a family man, whose wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were dear to him. Loved and respected by his colleagues, friends and relatives, George will be sorely missed. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 2 pm at Holloway Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Dr. Robert Lee Harris will officiate. Private burial will be scheduled in Old Greenwich. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in George's memory to Coastal Hospice, PO Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802. Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home, 501 Snow Hill Rd. Salisbury, Maryland 21804.To send condolences to the family visit www.hollowayfh.com.