George Henry Spicer

8/2/1940 - 4/25/2023

Cocoa, Fla. - George Henry Spicer, 82, of Cocoa, Fla., passed away peacefully April 25, 2023. George was born Aug. 2, 1940, son of the late Clarence and Alexandrina (Bernard), and grew up in Hallville. He graduated from Norwich Free Academy (NFA) in 1958. George began his career in Groton, at General Dynamics as an installer on Polaris submarines.

In 1961 George moved to California and worked at Ampex Computer Products as an inspector; and later at Rocketdyne on small space engines for controlled flight in space. In 1965, George moved to Florida with Douglas Aircraft/McDonnell Douglas working at Cape Canaveral on Thor Delta rockets. Which were part of the Apollo space program. He was also part of the team that developed the Skylab Project. In 1973, he accepted a job with Martin Marietta/Lockheed Martin and spent the next 18 years in Frankfurt, Germany working on the Pershing missile system(s). George was instrumental in the process of dismantling these missiles as part of the INF Treaty. After Germany, George finished his career as site supervisor/liaison with the U.S. Army for the Apache AH64 Gunship at Fort Carson, Colo.

In 1999, George retired to Florida and spent his time antiquing, hunting, traveling, and spending time with family. George was also a proud Mason for over 60 years.

George was predeceased by his wife Sally McCarthy (Strewe) in 2006 and is survived by his two children, Kent (Denise) and Sandra (Jeff). He is also survived by two grandchildren, Shannon and Scott. George was predeceased by his sisters, Marjorie Elizabeth, Beverly, and Dorothy; and his brothers, Jack and Parke. He is survived by his brother Leo; sister Marabeth; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Private services will be held in Connecticut. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in George's name to Poquetanuck Cemetery Association (c/o Scott Spicer, President, 170 Ross Rd, Preston, CT 06365) or Poquetanuck Fire House (87 CT-2A, Preston, CT 06365). George always remained true to his roots and these hometown places remained very important to him.