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George A. Kozlowski Jr.

Opelika, Alabama

Mar 11, 1941 – Oct 16, 2021 (Age 80)

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BORN
March 11, 1941
DIED
October 16, 2021
AGE
80
LOCATION
Opelika, Alabama

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George A. Kozlowski, Jr.March 11, 1941 - October 16, 2021George was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to George and Stella Kozlowski. He grew up in Hartford and then attended Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) as a scholarship student. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with distinction in mathematics...

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Ivonne and family, I have just learned of George's passing. I want to say that of all the chairs of Mathematics he and Ben Fitzpatrick were my favorites. George was unusually perceptive as chairs go, and I consider him to be as close a colleague as I had at Auburn. His sense of justice, right and wrong, tempered by practicality was exceptional. When you look at people through hindsight you tend to remember the decent people more than the rest and George was one such person. I also enjoyed...

Yvonne, Pam, & Lisa, We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Uncle George.

Some of my happiest memories of our time in Auburn from 1987 through 1990 are talking with George--and having a delightful debate about Hamlet's age being a detail where Shakespeare must have erred in judgment. It was so much fun debating that I did not want to go over to his side--and of course George was correct: the Bard surely did nod! Stephen and I remember so many delightful evenings with George and Yvonne, and we'll always treasure them.