George A. Dean

DEAN George A. Dean, age 73, of Southport and Edgartown, Mass., died suddenly on Friday, January 10, 2003, at St. Vincent s Medical Center, Bridgeport. Born in Chicago, Mr. Dean was a graduate of the Lawrenceville School, Princeton University and the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He was a retired advertising executive with Dancer, Fitzgerald and Sample with 33 years of service. After his retirement, Mr. Dean dedicated his time and energies to promote and encourage women in running for local and national office, founding a non-partisan organization called 50/50 by 2020, and actively supporting many other groups. He was a past president of the Lawrenceville class of 1948, and Princeton class of 1952, and was chairman emeritus of the Women s Campaign School of Yale University. Mr. Dean was a board member of many local and national organizations including the United VNA of Trumbull, the Women s Campaign Fund, EMILYS list, WISH list, the Schubert Theater, the Sasquannaug Association, Connecticut Coalition Against Gun Violence, and UNIFEM of Connecticut. Mr. Dean was honored with the Eleanor Roosevelt award from the Connecticut NOW and the Good Guy award from the National Women s Political Caucus. Mr. Dean was a veteran of the Korean War and a recipient of the Bronze Star. Survivors include his wife, Jane Kentnor Dean of Southport; one son, George A. Dean Jr. of Redwood, Calif.; one daughter, Diane D. Stocks of Longmeadow, Mass.; one stepson, Jeffrey Pratt of Brookline, Mass.; one stepdaughter, Susan Pratt of Santa Fe, N.M.; one brother, James F. Dean of Greenwich; one sister, Georganna Dickson of Pomfret, Conn.; seven grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and godchildren. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 2 p.m. in Trinity Church, Southport. The family prefers in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Women s Campaign School at Yale University, P.O. Box 3307, New Haven, CT 06515, the United VNA of Trumbull, 2 Corporate Drive, Trumbull, CT 06611, or any of the charities Mr. Dean loved and supported. The Spear Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield, is in charge of arrangements.