It is with great regret and
sorrow that we must notify you of the death of our Classmate, George Fox, on 12
December in Princeton, NJ, as a result of metastatic melanoma.
George is survived by his wife,
Barbara; their son, George; their daughters, Elizabeth and Susannah; and eight
grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 3
PM on 30 December at Princeton United Methodist Church, 7
Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08542-5309.
Condolences may be sent to
Barbara at 86 Cedar Lane,
Princeton, NJ 08540.
In lieu of flowers, the family
has requested that donations in George’s memory be made to the Pastor's
Discretionary Fund, Princeton United Methodist Church,
7 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton,
NJ 08542-5309.
Well done, George. Be thou at
peace.
Remembrances:
Class Memorial Pages\M-1 George
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Obituaries:
George Fox

(Died December 12, 2017)
George Fox, 78, of Princeton, died on December 12, 2017 as a result of
melanoma. Throughout his year-long endeavor to beat the odds, he continued to
lead his life with characteristic courage, dignity and resolve.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he graduated from Towson High School
and the United States Military Academy at West Point, and he earned an MBA
from the Wharton School. In 1961 he married his high school sweetheart,
Barbara Figge Fox, and served as an artillery officer in Nuremberg, Germany.
They lived in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh before moving to Princeton in 1981.
George worked for IBM, and by the end of his 30-year career he had consulted
to telecommunications firms in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan,
Malaysia, Rio de Janeiro, Canada, and New Zealand. In retirement he continued
his favorite pursuit -- computer programming -- as a charter member of CyLogix
(later Keane). He provided application services for Morgan Stanley. Upon his
second retirement, he volunteered to support Republican candidates in state
and local races and represented the Princeton Municipal Republican Committee
at the county level.
George was active in faith communities wherever he lived. In the '60s he
helped to establish a mission church, Redeemer Moravian, in southwest
Philadelphia. At Princeton United Methodist Church he helped launch the
Stephen Ministry, a program that offers one-to-one Christian care to those
going through tough times.
Ever the optimist, he was a lifelong Eagles fan. He read widely and devoted
himself wholeheartedly to a succession of learning opportunities. George loved
"messing about with boats;" and in his 30s spent weekends and summers at the
family home near Annapolis, cruising the Chesapeake in a 24-foot sailboat.
Always a jogger, he turned to mountain climbing in his 40s and, with his
brother, he summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1989. Slowed down by a heart attack
and triple bypass surgery -- and, later, Stage III cancer -- he took up golf,
joined the CyLogix golf league and delighted in winning the company
tournament.
Among his core values were intelligence, integrity, and the value of investing
in superior equipment to get a job done right. Sought out for his advice,
George navigated difficult situations with ease and clarity. He could light up
a room with his smile and his warmth. Devoted to family, he took immense, but
quiet, pride in the accomplishments of his children, grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
He is predeceased by his parents, George DeGruchy Fox and Cina Eleanor Willis
Fox, and his stepmother, Elizabeth Waring Fox. He is survived by his wife,
Barbara Figge Fox; two brothers (William Willis Fox MD of Narberth, PA and
David DeGruchy Fox of Old Greenwich, CT); and three children -- Elizabeth Fox
Dodge (Jed) of Rochester, NY; George Fox Jr. (Karolyn) of Northville, MI, and
Susannah Fox (Eric Halperin) of Washington, DC, plus eight grandchildren, and
many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be Saturday, December 30, at 3 p.m. at Princeton
United Methodist Church (www.PrincetonUMC.org ). Contributions in his memory
may be made to the Pastor's Discretionary Fund (to help those in emergency
need) at Princeton United Methodist Church, 7 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton NJ
08542.
Taps Memorial Article:
George Fox
1961
Cullum No. 23534-1961 | December
12, 2017 | Died in
Princeton, NJ
Cremated. Interred in Fork United Methodist Church, Fork, MD
George
Fox was born in Towson, MD on May 6, 1939. He
graduated from Towson High School. He recalled that in ninth grade his
grandfather, then superintendent of schools in Annapolis, MD, gave him a U.S.
Naval Academy catalog and suggested he might be interested. His father, who
had graduated from St. John’s College in Annapolis and had a natural antipathy
for midshipmen, suggested that, since George liked camping, he might like West
Point better. Given that he was not a strong swimmer, he embraced his father’s
advice. George wrote, “In the summer of 1957, my father and brother dropped me
at the entrance to South Area and my Army career was launched, becoming a
member of the Class of 1961 (‘Second to None’). I had studied at several
institutions, including the Wharton School at Penn, but had never experienced
the same quality and intensity of educational experience as I did at West
Point.” He was fortunate with roommates, Carl Bacon and Skip Higginbotham,
during plebe year especially, as they helped him set priorities and adjust to
the military point-of-view. He admitted he was initially surprised at the
military compulsion to keep one’s shoes polished to a mirror-like sheen; with
their help, he made the transition. Yearling and cow years, he roomed with Bob
Hampton and Charlie Green, who (along with Jeep Heister) tutored him in the
finer points of bridge. Both Hampton and Fox were platoon leader and platoon
sergeant, respectively, First Class year in first Beast; Charlie Green and
George were platoon leader and platoon sergeant for the academic year. George
followed Charlie’s career and attended several of his change-of-command
ceremonies. He was privileged to present a eulogy for Charlie at his funeral.
The 1961 Howitzer states, “George, an aristocrat from the
suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, was born with a lacrosse stick in one hand and
a Bridge Deck in the other. Through-out his four years at the Academy he never
failed to ‘Cease Work’ on his academics, and will be well remembered for his
humor in the classroom. His activities as a cadet were: Lacrosse, Chapel
Acolytes, French Club, KDET, Camera Club, Hi Fi Club, Skeet Club, Ski Club,
AND Bridge Club.”
“I dated Barbara all four years at West Point. We married soon
after graduation. We have three children and six grandchildren of whom we are
very proud. I spent my initial artillery assignment in Nuremberg, Germany in
the 4th Armored Division, but resigned when I rotated back to the United
States in 1985. I worked for IBM soon after getting my MBA at Wharton and held
numerous management and staff jobs, which I found immensely satisfying.” By
the end of his 30-year career, George had consulted for telecommunications
firms in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Rio de Janeiro,
Canada, and New Zealand. In retirement he continued his favorite pursuit,
computer programming, as a charter member of CyLogix (later Keane). He
provided application services for Morgan Stanley. Upon his second retirement,
he volunteered to support Republican candidates in state and local races and
represented the Princeton Municipal Republican Committee at the county level.
At Princeton United Methodist Church he helped launch the Stephen Ministry, a
program offering one-on-one Christian care to those going through tough times.
Ever the optimist, he was a lifelong Eagles fan. He read widely
and devoted himself wholeheartedly in a succession of learning opportunities.
George loved “messing about with boats,” and in his 30s spent weekends and
summers at the family home near Annapolis cruising the Chesapeake in a 24-foot
sailboat. George wrote that “he and Barbara also bought a bright yellow
Vermont Dory, which has three sets of oarlocks so that if one of us gets tired
of rowing the other can take over. We often go rowing on Carnegie Lake in
Princeton. The boat is a metaphor for our life together.”
Always a jogger, he then turned to mountain climbing in his 40s
and, with his brother, summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1980. Slowed down by a
heart attack and triple bypass surgery (and, later, stage III cancer), he took
up golf, joined the CyLogix golf league and delighted in winning the company
tournament.
Among his core values were intelligence, integrity, and the
value of investing in superior equipment to get a job done right. Sought out
for his advice, George navigated difficult situations with ease and clarity.
He could light up a room with his smile and his warmth. Devoted to family, he
took immense but quiet pride in the accomplishments of his children,
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He is predeceased by his parents, George DeGruchy Fox and Cina
Eleanor Willis Fox, and his stepmother, Elizabeth Waring Fox. He is survived
by his wife, Barbara Figge Fox, two brothers (William Willis Fox, MD of
Narberth, PA and David DeGruchy Fox of Old Greenwich, CT), and three children:
Elizabeth Fox Dodge (Jed) of Rochester, NY; George Fox Jr. (Karolyn) of
Northville, MI; and Susannah Fox (Eric Halperin) of Washington, DC; plus eight
grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
George Fox died on December 12, 2017 as a result of metastatic
melanoma. Throughout his yearlong endeavor to beat the odds, he continued to
lead his life with characteristic courage, dignity, and resolve.
— Gary Webster
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