George A. Wilson, born July 3, 1921, a Fort Lauderdale resident for 55 years, passed away on Friday, May 6th.
George was born in Rahway, New Jersey and was a World War II Air Force Pilot Veteran. He worked for the Sun-Sentinel Newspaper for over 26 years in the Advertising Department.
In George's early years he was an excellent Tennis player, who had the joy of winning the New Jersey State Men's Individual Tennis Championship at the young age of 18. Having also proven his skills as an outstanding Basketball player, he was offered a Basketball Scholarship to Seton Hall University; however he chose instead to join the Air Force as a Pilot during World War II. In the early 1950's he moved to Fort Lauderdale and took up the game of golf. As a self-taught player, he became so good that he enjoyed a 2 handicap and won the Fort Lauderdale City Golf Championship. In that same year he also won the Fort Lauderdale City Tennis Championship.
While working at the Sun-Sentinel Newspaper, he helped launch the creation of the Broward County Junior Golf Association, which to this day has given the opportunity to many junior players to compete in a game that was so dear to George. He was also a coach for his son, Jeff's, Little League Baseball team at the former Little Yankee Stadium, now known as Floyd Hall Stadium and for many years George enjoyed his volunteer work at the stadium. He also enjoyed Snook fishing, his favorite fish, in the waterways of Fort Lauderdale.
George is survived by his son, Jeff, his devoted companion and former wife, Rose, his daughter-in-law Lourdes and two daughters, Donna and Jamie.
A simple celebration of his life will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Fort Lauderdale, 111 SW 11th Street, on Sunday, May 29th at 2:00pm.
The family requests that memorial donations, in his honor, be earmarked for the American Cancer Society or the Humane Society.
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