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George M. Trautman

Simsbury, Connecticut

1933 - 2020

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George Miller Trautman, 87, of Simsbury, CT passed away at home on June 29, 2020. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 16, 1933, the son of the late George F. and Mary M. Trautman (née Miller). He graduated from St. Paul's School in Baltimore (1951) and the University of Pennsylvania (1955)....

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What an amazing man he was. He saved me (seth meyer, moose, Jim Merit and logre Townsend. We stole 2 turkeys from miller’s farm...10,000 dollar fine up to two yrs prison time.....
He worked out a deal with our parents and Mr. Miller...ended up shoveling snow that Christmas break...thank you sir...

Celebrating a life well lived who is already being missed. Met me one night on the steps of what was the Library at the end of the Refectory in one of my lowest of times. (Past the time when we were supposed to be in our rooms.) He sat down next to me and we talked for some time. He sent me home the next day and it was most likely the best growing experience of my life. The stone-cold man that we thought he was on the exterior was far from who he was on the interior. Mr. Trautman helped mold...

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He was a strong leader for Avon Old Farms School when the school needed, a strong leader. He also, was a great source for advice when I worried about "Big Lew" as an alumnus. Thank you Sir! Aspirando et Preservando!

It was both a pleasure and a challenge for me working as the Library Director at Avon Old Farms School under the guiding hand of Headmaster George Trautman . He was a larger-than-life figure and a man of action and intellect with a surprisingly soft and caring side. Over the past few years, I got to know George on a different level and we became friends. He and his beautiful wife Barbara would often come out to hear my husband John Brighenti play piano at a local restaurant and keep the...

Extending my sincere condolences to George Trautmans loved ones.
Headmaster Trautman is and was Avon Old Farms.
Peace and Love,
Sally Dengenis