James “Jim” George, died August 31, 2014 at home. He was born June 6, 1932, in Portage, PA. He was the son of the late Ralph and Maude George.

Jim grew up in Portage, Pennsylvania. He was a paratrooper in the Korean War and a lifetime member of the Rakkasan 187th army infantry division. After the war, he attended St. Francis University and became a teacher. He taught history and english at Friendly High School when it first opened. Later he worked for The Goodyear Tire Company, The U.S. Postal Service and The Prince George’s County Sherriffs Department. He met and married Genevieve “Jenny” Kawtoski on June 8, 1956 in Lily, PA. Together, they celebrated 56 wonderful years of marriage. In the early years of their marriage, he lived in Pennsylvania and later moved to Clinton, Maryland in 1965.

In 2003, him and his wife, Jenny moved to St. Leonard, MD to be closer to their children and grandchildren. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Clinton, MD and later St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Prince Frederick, MD. He also belonged to the American Legion and Moose Lodge in Clinton, Maryland.

He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who dedicated his life to his family. His favorite past-time was playing with his grandchildren. He loved the Washington Redskins. He also enjoyed many reunions with fellow Korean War veterans.

Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve and son, Timothy; brothers, Ray George, John George, Donny George and Douglas George; and sisters, Jean Crumley, Patricia Thelander, Dorothy George, and Louise Cronour.

He is survived by one sister, Nancy Chuba of Arizona; children, Michael, St. Leonard, MD; Kevin (Pam), Huntington, MD; Melissa Shrawder, Dunkirk, MD; Jennifer (Tim) Nash, St. Leonard, MD, and Amy (Scott) Wojcik, New Freedom, PA. He is also survived by 17 grandchildren.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM in the Rausch Funeral Home in Port Republic, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 1:00 PM in St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Prince Frederick, MD. Pallbearers: Michael George, Kevin George, Timothy Nash, Scott Wojcik, Thomas George, Brad George, Matthew Shrawder, and Brian Shrawder.
ederick, Maryland.