David St. George was a husband, a father, a grandfather, a World War II Navy veteran, an Episcopalian minister, a sailor, a pilot, a boxer, a golfer, a scuba diver, a woodworker, a crooner of 1940s pop hits, and, by his own account, the first surfer to brave the waters of Mantoloking, New Jersey. He spent his life in service to country, family, church, and community. He died peacefully in his bed on July 23, 2023, surrounded by his children. The cause was complications of old age. He was 98 …
He retired from St. Peter’s [Episcopal Church in Essex Fells, N.J.] in 1990. A few years later, he and Judy moved to Old Lyme, Connecticut. Judy, who had become a prolific author, continued to write books, and David served as president of the Old Lyme Country Club, sailed his boat, Moor Beyond, on the Connecticut River, and worked in his woodshop, a sawdusty warren filled with an incredible and impractical array of antique tools, where he could often be heard whistling old Frank Sinatra tunes.
A memorial service will be held at St. Peter’s Church, Essex Fells, New Jersey, on August 7, 2023, at 11am …
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