George Calhoun Langston

George C. Langston
ANDERSON, SC-- George Calhoun Langston, 84, husband of Jo Ann Harbert Langston, died Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Rainey Hospice House.
Born April 20, 1930 in Anderson, he was the son of the late Judson Breazeale (J.B.) and Lula Mae Gibson Langston. He was a graduate of Anderson Boys High School, Anderson College and the University of South Carolina. He also attended Harvard Business School. While a student at Anderson University, he played on the basketball team. He also enjoyed golf, tennis, boating, sailing and deep sea fishing. He was also a Private Pilot. He was active in Boy Scouts of America where he was an Eagle Scout, member of the Order of the Arrow and later served as a Scout Master. Mr. Langston served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a former member of the Highland Country Club in LaGrange, Ga.
Mr. Langston had a long career in textiles. He joined Milliken And Company in 1955 and held many positions in the company until departing in 1979. He then joined M. Lowenstein Company where he was a Corporate Vice President. Later, he was a Vice President with J. P. Stevens. In 1985, he purchased the woolen-worsted department of J.P. Stevens and formed Forstmann & Company, Inc. where he served as C.E.O. and Chairman of the Board. He was a member of the National Association of Accountants, Financial Executive Institute, APICS, Institute of Industrial Engineers and SIM. He was a National Director with American Textile Manufacturer Institute and was a Director with Georgia Textile Manufacturers. He was also President and C.E.O. of GCL Associates.
He was active with Rotary International where was a Past President with the Greer-Lyman Club, and was a former member of the LaGrange, Ga. Club, the Hilton Head Island Club, the Anderson Club and was a Harris Fellow in the Dublin, Ga. Club.
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