George C. Haverly

George C. Haverly of White Horse Village, formerly of Gulph Mills, went Home to our Lord on Friday, Aug 27, 2010. He and his wife Sandra-Lou Haverly had celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on June 6.
George went from a one room school house in North Blenheim N.Y. to earning a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse, and a MS of Engineering from Purdue. Upon Graduation George joined the Army where he stress tested equipment in Death Valley and Alaska. He followed this with a 40 year career with GE Aerospace and subsequently two years with Lockheed Martin. Here he contributed to numerous programs critical to our national security and scientific understanding. This includes the Biosatellite (precursor to manned flights), the Corona reconnaissance satellites (providing images of U.S.S.R. missiles in Cuba), the Mark 12 Missile program, interplanetary missions such as Galileo and various communications and earth observing satellites.
George was an active member of Wayne Presbyterian Church where he held numerous offices and was a long time Sunday School teacher. He was a tireless and ongoing volunteer with the Boy Scouts, and used his skills repairing tape players for the blind. George was also a driving force in the Gulph Mills Civic Association.
Survivors are two Brothers; Byron and Fred Haverly, wife, Sandra-Lou, children; Eric Haverly, Cheryl Tucker, Neil Haverly, Kent Haverly, and eight grandchildren.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept 3, 2010 at Stuard Funeral Director, 104 Cricket Ave, Ardmore. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 at Wayne Presbyterian Church with a reception to follow. Burial will be private.
Stuard of Ardmore, Family owned since 1822.