George S. Quick, 96 years, of Monroe, MI died on March 30, 2012, in Mercy Memorial Hospital in Monroe.
Born September 13, 1915 in Marion, OH, George was the son of the late Leon S. and Mary (McWhorter) Quick.
George was a 1933 graduate of Monroe High School and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1938. He furthered his studies at the University of Michigan, earning his master's degree and Ph.D. in Economics. While at U of M he was the editor of the Gargoyle, the campus humor magazine
On December 28, 1940, George married his beloved wife, the former Catherine "Kay" Dickson Purdom, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor, MI. Sadly, Kay preceded him in death on July 4, 2007.
An officer in the United States Army for 27 years, serving in both WWII and the Korean War, George retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He also taught at West Point. After retiring from the Army, George taught at Slippery Rock State College in PA for ten years and worked for the US Government's Agency for International Development in Brazil for two years. He retired in 1981.
George was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Monroe, where he served as a trustee of the Legacy Fund. He was Trinity's delegate to the Monroe Council of Churches and treasurer for the council's Crop Walk for 26 years.
Active in the Scouting movement for much of his life, George, an Eagle Scout, was mentored by Arthur Lesow of Monroe. He attended the first international Jamboree in England. George was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and Rotary International. He enjoyed reading and traveling and spoke many different languages.
George was a wonderful family man who encouraged his family to make the world a better place.George is survived by four loving children: Catherine (Michael) Sniderman of Murfreesboro, TN; Dr. Mary McWhorter Quick (Judith Flory) of Berkeley, CA; Rev. Dr. Anne Wenley (James Ross) Quick of Ottawa, Canada; William Hudson (Day) Quick of Erbil, Iraq; eight cherished grandchildren; sister-in-law Marilyn Quick of Traverse City, MI; loving caregiver and friend Claire Kreuger of Monroe. In addition to his parents and his beloved wife of 66 years, Kay, George was preceded in death by his eldest son, George Stern Quick, Jr.; brother Charles Quick and sister Mary Jo Lancaster.
In keeping with George's wishes, he will be cremated, and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Trinity Episcopal Church or Friends of the Academy Preserve, c/o The Community Foundation of Monroe County, 28 S. Macomb St., Monroe, MI 48161.
The Bacarella Funeral Home in Monroe is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
We now have an official "stamp" by Adrian Choy, so you know it's getting serious...
The 2011 reunion will be Friday, November 18 from 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM in the Koessler room at the Michigan League in Ann Arbor and you are invited!
We will be having dinner, wine, and the traditional fortune cookie and
champagne toast to the founders.
Price is $50 per person before September 15, $60 afterwards. Please
send your number of attendees, choice(s) of chicken or vegetarian
entrée, and payment either via Paypal (jfwambaugh@gmail.com) or mail:
813 Bluestone Rd., Durham, NC 27713.
Dinner menu consists of either sauted boneless chicken breast with
rustic artichoke, zucchini, mushroom and herb marinara sauce or fresh
seasonal vegetables skewered on a rosemary sprig and served on a bed of
quinoa with chive oil. Sides will be roasted vegetables and garlic and
shallot mashed potatoes. Wine, soft drinks, coffee, appetizers, and
sundae bar, and gratuity are also included.
Hi, all--don't know if I'll make it to the reunion, but if you have an idle moment, check out my new(ish) webcomic, "Muktuk Wolfsbreath, Hard Boiled Shaman" at http://www.hardboiledshaman.com . Happy summer!
I'm on a team for a virtual liver project at EPA that got a nice write-up in the local news this month:RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK
Forget virtual reality - the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is building virtual human organs. The EPA's "virtual tissue" researchers are developing a set of computer simulations that may one day be able to identify the risks posed by common industrial pollutants such as pesticides without testing them on animals. Dr. John Wambaugh, a physical scientist at the EPA [and Gargoyle EiC '98-99] says, "the liver is like the Secret Service agent that jumps in front of the bullet."
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]]>And Dan Chiasson springboards from James 1:23 ("For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass") into a poem about how he interviewed (or didn't interview) Janet Malcolm, whose new book "Iphigenia in Forest Hills" originated as an article in the magazine:
She'd interviewed herself, I realized later;
I was bystander to a rendezvous.
I stared at my reflection in the mirror.
Janet Malcolm wrote the questions she had answered.
As mentioned in the article, Janet has a new book out, Iphigenia in Forest Hills.
'50s Garg editor David Kessel had this to add:
Janet was one of the more successful of the alumni (along with Arthur Miller and David Newman) and remains the only prominent one still alive. She turned out such a successful satire on the New Yorker that they promptly hired her (and her first husband Don Malcolm) when they finished up at the U of M.]]>
The Gargoyle currently has a large staff, and they are all interested in making the magazine run more efficiently and effectively. The editorial and business staff are working very hard to reach "break-even" status this year and hopefully become self-supporting in the future. Anyone who's been on staff within the last ten years or so knows that this is much easier said than done. The current staff is doing a great job so far, but the magazine really needs alumni support to keep it safe for future generations of misfits.
Here's how you can help. The Second Century Fund has been created as an endowment for publishing. We don't intend to replace the need for ad sales altogether, but we can help create an incentive to keep the Garg around and publishing on paper, the way God (or maybe Satan) intended. We are asking for donations split between the Second Century Fund and immediate publication costs (Gargoyle Program Fund).
Please go to the Student Publications donation site to donate online.
This article's artwork was provided by Adrian Choy.
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The new date has been added on our Events page. You can always check there for the latest information about upcoming reunions.]]>The increasingly humorously named Big Ten will soon have twelve teams when it welcomes Nebraska from the Big Twelve (which will then have ten teams). The 2011 reunion had been planned for November 4, with a cold, November game against Illinois the following day. Unfortunately, that game has been changed to a road game to accommodate the addition of Nebraska to the schedule. On the plus side, there was suddenly an opportunity for GargAlums to attend the first Big Ten Michigan-Nebraska game.
The reunion will now be held at the Michigan League, Koessler Room, Friday, November 18, 2011, with the Nebraska game the next day. In the future we will try to slide the reunion earlier in the semester, but with the rescheduling happening one year out we could not get the League any earlier.
I can only imagine that Nebraska will not be quite as good on the field, but somehow still get a tie when their coach suddenly announces his retirement.