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HughA.GeorgeIIofNew- longillness.Heisprede- ceasedbyhisdevotedwife Georgeaswellashissister, KarenGoldstein(Mark). byhischerishedgrandchil- Rais-Bahrami(Soroush), wellassevenpreciousgreat- widerandDylanFulwider. HughwasagraduateofP. S.DuPontHighSchooland laterenrolledattheUniver- sityofDelaware.Hiscollege educationpausedwhenhe answeredthecallofdutyto hiscountryandvolunteered fortheU.S.Army,training laterbecomingaJeepdriv- er.Aspartofthe12thAr- ployedinFranceinlate1944 andservedthroughtheend ticipatingintheliberation oftheKauferingConcen- trationCampinGermany. Experiencingthesehorrors shapedhislifeandvaluesin profoundways.Ontheone abletosetasideanybattle- thehumanityinevenfor- merenemiesanddeveloping aloveofGerman-speaking EuropeandespeciallyVi- enna.Ontheotherhand,his honorableserviceandhar- rowingexperiencesinwar lefthimwithadeepsenseof carriedwithhimthrough- outhislife.

Attheconclusionofthe warheattendedtheG. I.UniversityinBiarritz, FranceandtheSorbonnein Paris.HereceivedaB.S.in EconomicsfromtheUniver- anM.A.fromtheUniversity SchoolofBusinessin1949. Hewasalsoagraduateof theStonierGraduateSchool ofBankingatRutgersUni- versity. Hughbeganhisbanking careerasamailclerkin theTrustInvestmentsDe- partmentoftheSecurity componentoftheBankof Delaware.Hewasadriving forcebehindtheCommon allybywhatlaterbecame PNCBank.Mr.Georgewas anadvisortotheChamplin ingrantstocharitableor- ganizationsinthestateof RhodeIsland.Hewasde- claredanHonoraryCitizen oftheStateofRhodeIsland in2003.Hughretiredasex- ecutivevicepresidentand directorofcorporateplan- ningandmarketresearch. Followinghisretirement asaconsultantforMCI aswellasDirectoronthe boardoftheCommercial ChemicalCorporationfor nineteenyears.

Inadditiontoanactive andsuccessfulbusinessca- hisenergiesandtalentsto manycommunityandpro- fessionalorganizations.He waspresidentoftheBoard ofDirectorsofLutheran dentoftheChurchCoun- cilofSt.Philip’sLutheran ChurchandtheFinancial AnalystsofWilmington.He wasalsoamemberofthe RotaryClubofWilmington, amemberoftheBoardof TrusteesforTheIndepen- volunteerwithChristiana Hospital.Hughwasalsoone oftheearlymembersofSt. andproudlyparticipatedin thegroundbreakingceremo- nyforthenewsanctuaryon Hughwasgreatlyloved andrespectedbymanypeo- greathumility.Hewasan extraordinarilycurious renteventswithknowledge days.Heleavesalegacyof attheworstofhisillness, foremostaboutthewellbe- ingofthosehewasleavin behind.Heisalsoremem- beredforhismanypearls liveonthroughmultiple sionandgrace. Amemorialservicewillbe 4501KirkwoodHighway, 2015.Thefamilywouldlike tothankDr.StuartFelzer forhiscareandconcernfor Hughoverthepast30years, thenursingstaffatChristi- anaHospitalfortheirexcel- familyofresidentsandstaff atMillcroftSeniorLiving, andMr.RichardMenkie- wiczforhisunfailingsup- asksthatyoumakedona- tionstoSt.Philip’sLuther- 19808. Foronlinecondolences pleasevisit chandlerfuneralhome.com 302.478.7100 HUGHA.GEORGEII Theworldisalittleless AftonHotchkissrungdown thecurtainandjoinedthe choirinvisible.Hespentthe lifesurroundedbythosehe lovedandthosewholoved him.Asalifelongpatriot, tonandMarionHotchkissin toDavidandJohn(Helen). HisfamilymovedtoWilm- eredhimselfaBuffalonian therestofhislife.

wasforeverchangedwhen heliterallymetthegirlnext HegraduatedfromSalesia- numHighSchoolin1957and degreeinEconomicsfrom theUniversityofDelaware. Hisloveandappreciation forhisSalesianBrothers onlystrengthenedovertime. BobandSueweremarried tearsandmorelaughter together.Theyhad4chil- andJenniferBarrasso grewtoinclude14grand- childrenwhoadoredtheir theSkunkStoriesandespe- ciallytheannualpilgrimage totheOuterBanksofNorth CarolinaforaweekofCamp Chaos. Besidesbuildingafam- equallyassuccessfulinhis professionalandmilitaryca- reers.HejoinedtheDuPont Companyasanadvertising assistantin1962.Hisunwav- useofwordsandabilityto connectwithpeopleledto manypromotionsoverhis career.HeretiredfromDu- Pontafter30yearsandwent Huntsman.Hetraveledex- tensivelythroughouthis professionalfriendshipsall overtheworld. startedatayoungageas acadetintheCivilAirPa- rankofMajorandserving asViceCommanderofthe DelawareWing.Hewent ontoasuccessful38year militarycareerthatbegan whenheenlistedasanAir- manBasicintheDelaware AirNationalGuard.Follow- ingbasictraininghewasas- signedtothepublicaffairs sectionofthe142Tactical FighterSquadron.In1962he wascommissionedasa2nd Lieutenantandassigned 166AirTransportGroup signedastheGroupInfor- asEditoroftheDANG intheNationalGuardAsso- AwardforArtandWriting.

Forelevenyearsheserved asCommanderofthe166 CombatSupportSquadron. In1991hetransferredto StateHeadquarterswhere hewaspromotedtoColonel andservedasPublicAffairs allyretiringasaBrigadier Generalin1995. Servicewasacontinuin themeforBobintoretire- ment.HewasaMemberof St.Ann’sParishandserved nanceandParishCouncils andPresidentofSt.Vincent DePaulSociety.Heserved ontheBoardofCatholic MinistrytotheElderly, wasaSectionRepresenta- tiveandKnightoftheHoly SepulchreofJerusalemand recipientoftheDiocesan OrderofMeritAwardfrom theDioceseofWilmington. Therewillbeavisitation AmassofChristianburial willbeheldatSt.Ann’s 17at10AM.Intermentwill followatAllSaintsCem- etery. TheHotchkissFamilyhas beenoverwhelmedbythe abundantexpressionofcare andconcernthroughout totakeamomenttoespe- ciallythankDanMcCardle forgraciouslybecoming ColletteMehringandDr.

EricMartinfortheircom- passionateapproachtocar- ingforthebodyaswellas thehumanspirit.Inlieuof donationstotheRev.Wil- liamKeechO.S.F.S.Schol- arshipFundatSalesianum School1801N.BroomStreet DePaulSociety2013Gilpin, Ave.Wilmington,DE19806. MealeyFuneralHomes.com (302)652-5913 FrancisJ.Kearns,age82, awaypeacefullysurrounded byhisfamilyonTuesday, thesonofthelateJames HenryKearnsandMatilda alongwithhisfamilyto Delawarein1936andwould laterattendSalesianum 1951.Well-likedbyhisclass- proofthatthefarmcanbe undergraduatedegreein agriculturefromtheUniver- sityofDelaware.Heproud- lyservedhiscountryasa memberoftheArmyRe- serves(SSgt)wherehespe- cializedinboththeartillery andcivilaffairssectionsand washonorablydischarged inJulyof1963.Franmar- abethMcAndrewinJulyof 1956.Hisfirstjobwasspent workingasafarmhandfor StatePark.Helaterworked invariousdepartments locatedat30thandMarket StreetsinWilmington.Fran becameveryactiveinthe DelawareDemocraticParty andwaselectedasastate senatorservinginthe127th through130thGeneralAs- semblies.Priortohisretire- mentfrompoliticalservice forsponsoringnumerous billsregardingjudiciary, correctionsandchildsup- representationforpublicof- ingdevicesandissuessur- roundingmarriageandpsy- chiatricpatients.Franwas appointedastheDeputyAd- ministratorfortheWilming- servingfrom1969until1995. wastaskedwithoverseeing hearingsandbailfunctions, aswellasdaytodayopera- tions.After26yearsofser- continuehisworkasaHunt- erSafetyInstructoratthe hebeganteachingclassesin huntingandskeetshooting attherange.Franhadbeen aparishionerofbothOur LadyofFatimaandSt.Eliz- abethAnnSeton.Hewas activeintheSt.Vincentde PaulSocietyandamember oftheboardofdirectorsfor theHowardJ.WestonSenior Center.Aboveallelse,Fran willberememberedasalov- inganddevotedhusband, anduncleandwillbevery dearlymissed. Inadditiontohisparents, hewasprecededindeath beth(McAndrew)Kearns; Kearns.Franissurvivedby Kearns(Kathleen)ofNew F.Constant(David)ofFort arns(MitchellJagielski)of grandchildren. Thefamilywishestoex- presstheirsincerethanks tothestaffofDelawareHos- PeggyCarboneofVisitin AngelsandDr.ThomasF.

Kellyfortheexcellentcare giventoFranduringhisill- nessandalsototheEucha- risticministersofSt.Jude theApostleR.C.Churchin Lewes. Avisitationforfamilyand friendswillbeheldfrom2 pmuntil4pmonSundayaf- attheSpicer-MullikinFu- MassofChristianBurial FatimaR.C.Church,801N. lowinAllSaintsCemetery, 6001KirkwoodHighway, bemadetotheDelaware J.WestonSeniorCenter,1 DE19720ortoSalesianum HighSchoolDevelopmen- spicermullikin.com SPICER-MULLIKIN FUNERALHOMES 302-328-2213 THEHONORABLEFRANCISJ.KEARNS FORMERSTATESENATOR James R. Hoover, 68 years young, passed away on November 8, 2015. Jim graduated from Penn State in 1969 Jim was very loyal to and proud to be a Penn Stater.

Jim was a graduate of Tyrone High School, Tyrone, PA in 1965. Jim is survived by his wife, Rose Ann, son Herbert (Koren), his mother Marie, siblings Natalie (Glen) and Bob (Melinda) and his 4-legged rescued friend, Peanut. Jim was predeceased by his father, James W. Hoover and his aunt Hilda Troxell. Jim worked for DuPont for 46 years, and then in July 2015 started working for the spinoff from DuPont, Che- mours as Global Regulatory Affairs Manager.

During his years with DuPont, he traveled extensively and made friends worldwide. Jim did research, sales, and marketing during his career with DuPont. In 2013 he and his team were awarded one of six DuPont Excellence Awards given annually for Sustainable Growth for innovation and safety. Jim was very competitive in tennis and golf. At the age of 9, as he learning to play golf from his aunt Hilda, while on a Texas vacation, Jim missed a hole-in-one by 2 yards.

Jim was a member of Brandywine Region Antique Automobile Club of America, and enjoyed old cars and fast cars alike. Jim also was an avid airplane and steam railroad enthusiast. There will be no funeral by request, and private burial in Tyrone, PA, beside his grandmother A memorial will be held at a later date To make a donation, please consider your local SPCA, pet rescue, or your favorite charity. For online condolences, please visit CHANDLER FUNERAL HOMES CREMATORY chandlerfuneralhome.com 302.478.7100 JAMES R. HOOVER AGE: 68 HOCKESSIN Raypassedawaypeace- fullyathishomewithhis family.Raywasborninthe thelateCatherineandPat- rickKerrigan.Heattended CardinalHayesHighSchool intheBronxandmajoredin AccountingatPaceUniver- sityinNewYork.

Heservedfouryearsin theUnitedStatesArmydur- ingtheVietnamWarandat- tainedtherankofSergeant. HeworkedforAmerican Controllerfor33years.He retiredfromAmericanEx- Presidentin2002.Hewas aControllerinachemical companyinPennsylvania from2002-2008. Heenjoyedsportsand wasanavidfanoftheNew YorkYankeesandNewYork Giants.Hewasanactive memberofDelawareVeter- ofColumbus. Rayleavesbehindhis Logan.Alsolefttocher- ishhismemoryarethree (Jerry)andnumerousniec- esandnephews. ACatholicFuneralSer- theMcCreryandHarraFu- wherefamilyandfriends pm.Burialwilltakeplaceat theDelawareVeteransCem- familywouldappreciatedo- DE19801.

Onlinecondolencesvisit: www.mccreryandharra. com RAYMONDJ.KERRIGAN Gilbert E. eld, age 84, passed away on November 9, 2015. He was born in Wilmington, DE to the late Gordon and Mary eld. Gilbert served his country in the U.S.

Navy during the Korean War. He had worked as a courier for Brooks Car. He was a Past Master of Brandywine Lodge Past High Priest of Chapter 9, Past Illustrious Master of Gunning Bedford 1, Past Commander of Trinity Lodge 3, Past Illustrious Grand Master of the York Rite of Delaware, member of the Scottish Rite Delaware 32 degree, First York Rite College 45, 2 x2 Lodge of Ark Mariners, Blue Hen Council 388 and Delaware Council 18 Knight Mason. He was also a member of the Shriners. He was preceded in death by his sons, Kenneth and Michael eld.

Gilbert is survived by his wife of 63 years, Anita eld, his daughter, Kathy eld, 6 grandchildren, 4 great- grandchildren and his sister, Thelma Peterson. Service will be private. To send condolences visit: www.mccreryandharra. com. GILBERTE.

GREENFIELD Jose M. Rivas Age 66, of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully Surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday Novemeber 10, 2015. He is survived by his loving wife Susan Morales- Rivas, and is daughter Sori- mar Rivas. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday November 18, at at St. Pauls Catholic Church, 4th and Jackson Wilmington, where friends and family may call after Interment will follow Mass in Cathedral Cemetery.

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