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George Frederick Stringer Jr., 89, died March 17. Born
Nov. 2, 1920, in Washington, D.C., he graduated from
McKinley Technical High School in 1939, the University of
Maryland in 1947, and attended the Graduate School at
Pennsylvania State University. He was a lifetime servant of his
country, community and family.
Mr. Stringer was a well known salesman in the Washington, D.C. business
community. His customers included C&P Telephone Co., PEPCO, Washington
Gas Light Co., Southern Railroad, National Association of Retired Federal
Employees, NASA, Departments of Agriculture and Defense, Fort Belvoir, and the
Inter-American Foundation. Also, he produced numerous publications for the
Republican National Committee, National Hospital Center, American Hearing
Society, National Education Association, National Rifle Association, and several
other associations.
A retired United States Navy Lieutenant Commander and decorated World War II
naval aviator, he flew carrier-based dive bombers in the Pacific Theater from the
USS Intrepid, Saratoga and Ranger. He served at sea off the Islands of Guam,
Siapan, Okinawa and Japan, flying bombing, anti-submarine, photo reconnaissance
and search missions.
After the war he worked as sales representative for Olin-Mathieson Chemical
Company, then as director and area sales manager for Brookside Farms
Laboratory, and later as sales manager for Merkle Press Printing Company. He
joined the Graham Associates Design Studios as marketing manager and later
worked with Nolan & White Visual Communications before opening his own
graphic design company, George Stringer Associates. He also was a part-time real
estate salesman in Maryland for Century 21 Mayne Realty Company of Olney, then
George Allen Real Estate in Wheaton, later Schwartz Realty and finally H.T.
Brown Realty, both of Deale.
Mr. Stringer played saxophone, clarinet and the bag pipes. He played in the
Washington, D.C. Police Boys Club Band, the McKinley High School Cadet Band,
the Maryland University R.O.T.C. Band and sat in with big bands in Maryland. He
later moved to Pennsylvania and joined the Grove City Highland Band as a bag
pipe player. He was president of both the McKinley Tech High School and
University of Maryland Glee Clubs, and sang with the College Quartette. He always
sang as a tenor in church choir.
A Life Scout himself in the Boy Scouts of America, he later served as Scout Master
of Troop 775 and as Explorer Leader for Post 775. He served on the Membership
Committee for the Washington, D.C. Board of Trade and was a vice president of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce, a director of the Printing Guild and a director of
the Advertising Club of Washington. He also served as Chairman of the Board,
Silver Spring Y.M.C.A. and vice president of Metropolitan Y.M.C.A. He later
served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, was Worshipful Master of Congress Masonic Lodge No. 37 and member of
the Friendship Chapter of the Eastern Star. He was a 32-year member of Christ
Congregational Church in Silver Spring, chairman of the Administrative Board of
Cedar Grove Methodist Church in Deale, Chairman of Trustees for the Shady Side
Baptist Church, and member of the Deale Elks Lodge.
Mr. Stringer co-founded and served as president of Chesapeake Cultural Arts, Inc.,
president and co-founder of the Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank,
former president of the Masons Beach Citizens Association, former president of the
South County Republican Club, business manager for the 1980 Ronald Reagan
Presidential Inaugural Committee and vice president and secretary of the South
County Concert Association, Inc.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years and high school sweetheart for 74 years,
Dorothy Whitney Stringer; two sons, George Frederick (Rick) Stringer III, of Deale
and Lt Col. (USAF Ret.) William Bernard Stringer (Lynn), of St. Petersburg, Fla.;
and one daughter, Barbara Elizabeth Stringer Kumnick (Alan), of Charlotte, N.C.,
nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Anne
Arundel County Food and Resource Bank, P.O. Box 650, Crownsville, MD 21032.
Memorial service to be held April 7 at 7 p.m. at St. James Parish Church, 5757
Solomons Island Road (North of intersection of Route 2 and Route 258), Lothian,
MD 20711. (410) 867-2838. Reception to follow.
Published in The Capital on April 4, 2010
