George Herbert Hawke

George Herbert Hawke 8/17/1919 - 5/9/2012 George Hawke, faithful husband, father, brother and friend went home to be with God on May 9, 2012. He was born at home in Tucson August 17, 1919, and graduated as a member of the National Honor Society from Tucson High School. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1941 with a BS in Business Administration. After receiving a commission in the horse cavalry, he transferred to the Army Air Corps upon graduation. He was discharged in 1946 as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Corps reserve and received an honorable discharge from the Air Force in 1955. George married the love of his life, Mildred Wood, in Tucson on June 13, 1942. He was zone manager for Burroughs Corporation from 1946-1955 in Los Angeles. He returned to Tucson in 1955 as co-owner, Vice President and sales manager of Whitaker Pools and Fiesta Pools. After the sale of Whitaker, he remained as sales consultant for Falcon Pools until his retirement. George was a member and past president of Tucson Rotary Club, from whom he received the Orville S. McPherson Award, and was a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International. He was past president of Tucson Country Club, and past president of the Better Business Bureau of So. Arizona. He was a member of the board of the U of A Alumni Association, and the President's Club of the U of A Foundation. He was also a member of the Wildcat Club and Bear Down Club at U of A and Tucson's VIP Breakfast Club. He was on the Board of Trustees of Catalina United Methodist Church and later served on the elder board of First Evangelical Free Church. He loved his family, the U of A, Rotary and his many friends. He lived his life in humble service including tutoring children and as a bell ringer for Salvation Army at Christmas. He will be remembered as adding a smile to everyone's day. He sang hymns as he neared the end and was assured by the comfort that God continually gave him that he would see him face to face and be reunited with his precious wife. George was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mildred Wood Hawke and brother, Thomas Hawke. He is survived by his brother, Francis Edward Hawke and Avonelle Hawke and sister-in-law, Estelle Hawke. He is also survived by children, Sharon Hawke Jones and Michael Jones, Robert Francis Hawke and Sue Hawke and Nancy Hawke Engstrom and Richard Engstrom. Also surviving him are five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, John Randall and wife, Kathy with Charles, Benjamim and David George Randall, Andrew Randall and wife, Carrie with Holt, Scarlett, Knox and Buck Randall and Wendy Phelan and husband, Richard Thomas Phelan with Emma, Olivia and JT Phelan, Kristen Hawke Taylor and husband, Wes Taylor with Braeden and Karson Taylor and Eric James Engstrom; as well as many nieces and nephews, all of whom have loving, happy memories of George. Visitation will be held Friday, May 11, 2012 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. at Catalina Foothills Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rotary International, Catalina Foothills Church or University of Arizona. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel.