George R. Hood

George R. Hood, Jr., 76, of Sequim, Wa, died October 8, 2022 in The Crestwood Health & Rehab Ctr. in Port Angeles, Wa. of Parkinson's Disease. He was the husband of Linda Townsley Hood for 50 years in September. A graduate of Wm. Allen High School in 1964, he entered the United States Air Force and was trained at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey California. He then served as a Russian Linguist in the Intelligence Division of the Air Force in both Japan and Turkey. Following his service to our country, he attended Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. and studied Russian History and Language. He also attended and graduated with a degree in Theology from The Ambassador College in Pasadena California, where he met and married his wife Linda. He then served as a Pastor for the World Wide Church of God in the Philippines for several years. After relocating to Seattle Wa. he completed his degree from Franklin & Marshall College at the City University of Seattle and owned and operated the E-Z-C Co. until his retirement.

George was a voracious reader and student of all subject matters including worldwide history, science, religion and the Holy Bible. He was also an avid and passionate lover of all music from Bach to the Beatles, as well as his beloved pet cats and dogs. His books and music collections were his most important possessions. And if you were fortunate enough to know George, you knew what a truly and genuinely kind and thoughtful person he was. He will be missed by his family and friends.

George is survived by his wife Linda of Sequim, Wa., sisters Bonnie H. Witmer of Millersville, Pa., Carol May Hood of West Chester, Pa. and one nephew, Benjamin H. Witmer of Millersville, Pa.

He was predeceased by his sister Robyn Ruth Hood, his parents George R. Hood Sr. and Thelma R. Hood, his brother-in-law Herbert N. Witmer, and his nephew Michael H. Witmer.

The Harper-Ridgeway Funeral Home in Port Angeles, Washington is entrusted with making arrangements in Wa. and the Stephen's Funeral Home in Allentown is entrusted with making final interment arrangements with the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Bethlehem. Services will be private.