St. Paul, Minnesota
Age 84 Of Palo Alto, California George B. Rathmann, 84, a former 3M employee who co-founded Amgen, one of the world's most successful biotechnology companies, died April 22 at his home in Palo Alto, California. George and his wife Joy lived in Saint Paul, Minnesota for 21 years. Four of their...
Read MoreI remember George when I was a new 3M employee. He was active in the ARPA project and we all looked up to him and were so impressed by his magnetic personality. My regards to his wife and family. May he rest in peace, Amen.
Miriam (Mrs. Jon) McGurran
April 30, 2012 | Woodbury
Our condolences to the Rathmann family,
Although we hadn't seen George since our days together in 3M and Ferrania, we have been fortunate to stay in touch though Laura Jean, with whom we sang together in a chorale group in Minneapolis and though Peggy, a friend of our daughter in Nicasio, California.
George was truly a giant of a man.
Paul and Valerie Ackerman
April 30, 2012 | White Bear Lake, MN
Dear Rathmann Family,
It has been a very long time, but the name really struck home with me. There are so many fond memories that we, the Harjung Family, have of George and his family. Falcon Heights was the best neighborhood to grow up in and that was mainly because of our wonderful neighbors, the Rathmanns. I can still here the 9:00 whistle blow and everyone would run home to see if we could still stay out a little longer to finish our night games! Mr. Rathmann was such a...
Glenna Slattery
April 30, 2012 | Plymouth, MN
