George V. Doerr Jr.

Doerr, George V., Jr. George (known as "Bop" to friends) was born on August 9, 1915, and died on November 8, 2006. He was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 39 years, Mary Grace Cotton Wright Doerr; his parents, Eleanor D. and George V. Doerr, and his siblings, Charles Doerr, Caroline Carse, and Chloe Ackman. Survived by his children, Susan Wright Kornhaber of Tucson, AZ, C. Ben Wright (Donna) of Minneapolis, Catherine D. Wright (Peyton Huffman) of Great Falls, MT, and Donald C. Doerr (Nancy) of Richmond, VA; grandchildren, Bradley R. Johnson (Dieu-Huyun), Benjamin W. Johnson (Michele), Leah Wright-Ansorge (Jeff), and Jennifer H. Wright; two great-grandchildren, Ella Wright- Ansorge and Ian Johnson; and several nieces and nephews, including G. Stuart Ackman (Ann) of Orono and Marshall G. Browne (Cindy) of Plymouth. George graduated from The Blake School in 1934 and the Virginia Military Institute in 1938. During World War II he served in Sicily, Italy and southern France ending as a major in the U.S. Army Medical Administrative Corps attached to SHAEF. He had two business careers, first in wholesale drug management with McKesson & Robbins, Inc., and then in real estate sales with Fox-Herfurth and his own firm, George Doerr & Associates. He served on the boards of directors of Van Dusen Air, Inc., First Hennepin State Bank, and others. He was also a long-time member of Minneapolis Rotary, Minikahda Club, and Fox & Hounds Breakfast Club. A life-long resident of Minneapolis, George maintained friendships with a core group of friends throughout his 91 years. He loved golf and his winter home in Naples, Florida, and spent his winters there until two years ago. The time and place of a memorial service will be announced later. Memorials may be sent to Opportunity Partners, The Blake School, United Way, Dunwoody College of Technology, and Jones Harrison Residence.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.