George W. Patterson

George W. Patterson, 97 died suddenly at his home in Stamford, CT on November 8, 2023. He was born on October 29, 1926 in Des Moines, IA, he was the only child of Clara J. Stansell and Charles E. Patterson. He was a stepson of Joseph P. Manderchild. George grew up in New Virginia, IA and Chicago, IL, where he attended Waller (now Lincoln Park) High School, and graduated as a Valedictorian during World War II. George enlisted in the United States Navy, and was selected for the V12 program at Northwestern University. He served at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, San Diego Naval Base and briefly in the Pacific War Zone. After the War, he received his Commission as a Naval Reserve Officer graduated from Northwestern and was an alumnus of the Kellogg Graduate School of Business. George went on to a 35-year international career with American Express in Military Banking, Travel Administration and Real Estate. In Germany, he met his beloved Elisabeth. They married and raised a loving family together for 68 years until his death. During this time, he also pursued his career, taking them to Germany Libya, London Moscow and New York, where he retired as Vice President. Throughout their lives together, they enjoy traveling and visited many countries around the world. Highlights of their travels were being among the first visitors to China when it was first opened to tourists, and marveling over the wilds of Africa. In 1972, the family relocated to Greenwich, CT, where George served on the Planning and Zoning Commission and was elected to the Representative Town Meeting. After retiring from American Express, he opened an Executive Search firm and then went on to work for the American Institute for Foreign Study, which he remembered fondly. George was a great and loving husband and father, always proud of his family and country. He was an innately kind and courteous gentleman, respected and much appreciated by those that came to know him. Later, George and Elisabeth moved to Stamford, CT where they continued to enjoy a rich social life with their many friends. George is survived by loving wife of nearly 68 years, Elisabeth; their children, Denis Patterson of Stamford, CT, Jo Ann Noiset and her husband Yves of Wethersfield, CT; and by his grandsons Will Noiset of Brooklyn, NY and Mike Noiset of Marlborough, CT. Funeral arrangements will be private with a Celebration of Life to follow at a later date. If you wish to make a remembrance for the family online, please sign the family guestbook at www.bosakfuneralhome.com or www.facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome

George W. Patterson

October 29, 1926 - November 8, 2023