George Henry Addison Fisk II

George Henry Addison Fisk II of Trappe, MD, formerly of Bozman, MD, died on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at Rayland Acres, Trappe. He was 78. Born July 2, 1927 in Jacksonville, FL, to the late Alice Chalker Fisk and Roy Dwight Fisk, he was the fourth of five children. After graduating from high school he served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. In 1947 he became a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering. While there he was received into the honor societies of Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Kappa Phi, and became a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. Having completed college through the Advanced ROTC Program, he was inducted into the U.S. Army after graduation in 1951, and served in England in the Chemical Corps until 1953. After his release from active duty, he went to work for the American Viscose Corporation. Two years later he joined Celanese Corporation of America, where he enjoyed a long career. Starting in Quality Control, he became the Plant Manager of manufacturing facilities in New Jersey, Maryland, Georgia and South Carolina before retiring as the Corporate Director of Labor Relations in 1983. Throughout his working years he was very active in many service organizations including United Way, Lions and Kiwanis Clubs. He was also very involved with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scout programs. As a boy he participated in the Boy Scouts, earning the coveted Eagle Scout Badge with two palms. He taught Sunday School for many years and chaired a number of committees in the Methodist Church. In retirement he continued to work for local service organizations and was honored for his work with the National Executive Service Corporation in New York City. In 1985 George and his wife moved from Maplewood, NJ to Bozman, MD where they lived for eighteen years. He was a member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in St. Michaels and was a member of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, where he served on the Board of Governors and was an active docent for 15 years. He was also a Past Commodore of the Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels and was a member of the Talbot County Creek Watchers. George was a man of careful intelligence and steady determination who challenged his children to commit to their beliefs. He worked hard, held high expectations of himself and those around him, and was thoughtful and articulate. His intelligence and resolve aided him in his struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, and his faith allowed him to accept it with strength and dignity. Mr. Fisk is survived and loved by his family: his wife, the former Mary Elizabeth Olwine, whom he married April 10, 1954; his son, George Henry Addison Fisk III, wife Ann Marie Codori, George and Barbara Ball’s children Katherine Lee and Maxwell Robin of Baltimore, MD, his son Robert Clayton Fisk and children with Colleen Sharon Tavenner, Melanie Nicole and Allyson Rebecca of Baltimore, MD, his son Stuart Neil Fisk and daughter with Alice Bell, Vera Bell Fisk of Pittsburgh, PA, his son Andrew Chalker Fisk, wife Karen Margaret Fisk and children Clayton Zoe and Adele Lockhart of Gardiner, ME. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Mary Campbell Fisk, a niece Marylynn Fisk of Gainesville and a nephew Roy Dwight Fisk III of Jacksonville, FL. He was predeceased by his sister, Elizabeth Eugenia Baily and brother, Roy Dwight Fisk, Jr. His brother Harry and sister Margaret died in infancy. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2006 at 11:30 AM at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in St. Michaels, MD. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th St., P&S Box 16, New York, NY 10032 or St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, PO Box 207, St. Michaels, Maryland 21663. Arrangements are by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Easton, MD.