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Walter Eugene George Jr. Walter Eugene George Jr. was born in Wichita Falls Texas, October 28, 1922 and died on January 16, 2013 in Austin. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Mary Carolyn George; three daughters Dr. Susan Elizabeth George and her husband LtCol Stephen Brewer, Carol George, and Barbara Jane Gunter and her husband Lt Col Dana Gunter. He is also survived by four grandchildren Emily and Thomas Hicks, Valerie Gunter, Lt. Daniel Gunter and his wife Kristen; and one great-grandchild Colin Mehrer. He served during World War II as a pilot in the Eighth Air Force in England. He was shot down over Germany and eluded capture for seven days. He then spent almost a year as a POW in Stalag Luft I. In 1950, he received a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University as a student of Walter Gropius. One of the leading architects in the historic preservation movement, he reactivated the Historic American Buildings Survey in Texas in 1961. His restoration projects included the Yorktown Battlefield in Virginia, the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, and the Willis-Moody House in Galveston. He served as Resident Architect for Colonial Williamsburg in the 1970s. While maintaining a professional practice, George established a notable career as an educator in Texas and Kansas. As the first recipient of a professorship established by the San Antonio Conservation Society, he inaugurated a graduate program in Historic Preservation at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The Gene George Endowed Architecture Scholarship in Historic Preservation was established in his honor at UTSA. Memorials may be made to this fund. Gene George was elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects and in October of 2012, he received a Presidential Citation from the Texas Society of Architects. With his wife, Mary Carolyn Hollers George, a cultural historian, he has published extensively. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, February 16, at 4 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 209 W. 27th Street, Austin Texas. Obituary and memorial guestbook available online at www.wcfish.com. http://WalterGeorge,Jr.
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It has been a blessing to have had him among us for so long. His vision and his approach has changed preservation forever. The way he looked at everything and explained what he saw allowed us all to see with new eyes. He will be missed by family, friends and all who saw him as a visionary and teacher.
Killis Almond, FAIA
February 17, 2013
I was greatly saddened by the death of Eugene George. I was a student of Professor George at the University of Texas in Austin and I admired his work both as a teacher and architect. I had the honor of working with him on some of his historic preservation projects and as a fellow professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He was a great mentor to me and I will never forget him. I extend my condolenses to his wife Mary Carolyn and to all his family.
Sincerely,
Jose G. Jimenez, Architect
Jose G. Jimenez
February 13, 2013
Every time I met Eugene I could see the family love he carried quietly. Would love to have know him better. My grandfather was his Dad's brother, and sort of caretaker when he was young.
My father, his second cousin, really respected and knew Gene pretty well. I went to his father's funeral in Highland Park at HP Baptist church. My prayer is that Gene also harbored a love for Christ, too.
Tom George
January 31, 2013
Dean George served the KU architecture students well. His family ideserves to be proud of his service to his country and to architecture.
Jerry S. Raeder, AIA
Jerry Raeder
January 25, 2013
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