George David PALMER

1923 - 2011  (87 years)

• Name	George David PALMER
  Birth	22 Dec 1923	Portland, Cumberland, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Portland, Cumberland, Maine   [1]
  Census	1940	Portland, Cumberland, Maine   [2]
  Death	29 Mar 2011	Portland, Cumberland, Maine   [3]
  Person ID	I7767	bmds
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Walter Scott PALMER,   b. 29 Oct 1891, Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick d. 4 Jul 1981, Portland, Cumberland, Maine (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mabel Glades WILKINSON,   b. Jun 1894, Maine d. 19 Jun 1980, Portland, Cumberland, Maine (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F3041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Imogene M. COOPER
  Marriage	17 Jun 1945	Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine   [4]
  Age at Marriage	George : 21 years old | Imogene : ?? old.
  Children	+ 1. Dr. David Scott PALMER,   b. Abt 1946, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Dec 1923 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine Census - 1930 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine Census - 1940 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine Marriage - 17 Jun 1945 - Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine Death - 29 Mar 2011 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] 1930 US Census. Palmer, George D. | son | age: 6 | bp: Maine [S7] 1940 US Census. Palmer, George W. | son | age: 16 | bp: Maine [S4] Obituary. George David Palmer, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 PORTLAND — A good man has died. A kind man who lived the Golden Rule. A military veteran who served each of you reading this by answering his Country’s call in its time of need.  George was a local boy, born in Portland, in 1923, as the son of Walter and Mabel Wilkinson Palmer. He was educated in Portland’s public schools.After his military service, George was a watchmaker, and a manager for the Day’s Jewelry Stores. He ran the Gardiner and later the Lewiston stores, and worked at the Congress Street Day’s store. He traveled the world, visiting his son and the son’s family, while the son was on active military duty.He was a charmer, and was generous to a fault. He was a terrible golfer, but an excellent drinking buddy.  He will be sorely missed by his son, Dr. David Palmer, and David’s wife Linda; by his grandson, Christian and his wife Kristin, by his granddaughter, Whitney Palmer Bressler and her husband Patrick; and by the young great-grandchildren, Zachary Scott Palmer, Aiden Thomas Palmer and Quinn Olivia Bressler.  George was a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner, a Life Member of the National Rifle Association, and an amateur radio operator, with Life Membership in the Amateur Radio Relay League. His amateur radio skills he used to relay messages for U.S. service members, back to their families in the Portland area, before the era of electronic mail.  The family is so exceedingly grateful to Dr. James Zeitlin who cared for George for 20 years, and to each member of the Togus and Saco V.A. staff, the staff at the South Portland Nursing Home, and most recently, to the amazingly caring and sensitive staff members of Maine Medical Center for the concern and technical excellence they have shown in helping George is so many ways, over the years and these last few days. You people are the best! Good bye, Dad, goodbye Papa, goodbye, George. You will be missed, my friend, my teacher. In lieu of gifts for any charity, please toast to your memories of George. [S15] Internet. Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996. Groom: George D. Palmer (Skowhegan, Maine) | Bride: Imogene M. Cooper (Skowhegan, Maine).