George Dupont Boomer

1921 - 1999  (77 years)

• Name	George Dupont Boomer
  Birth	31 Oct 1921	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jul 1999	Chocorua, Carroll, New Hampshire
  Person ID	I60776	Scudder
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family	Clarina Williams Scudder,   b. 6 Apr 1921, New York, New York, New York d. Jan 1984, New York, New York, New York (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F21907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  George attended Principia in St. Louis, Missouri, the Browning School in New York, class of 1938, and Yale University, class of 1942. He left Yale University in mid-year to join Pan American Airways (Africa) for one year, at which time it was the largest airline in the world with 36 DC-3s in support of the British in the Middle East. George's father was president and chairman of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, and George grew up in Waldorf Towers and was known as the "male equivalent of Eloise," a fictional character who lived in the Plaza Hotel. He liked to tell people that he learned how to cook from Oscar of the Waldorf. When World War II ended, George was a lieutenant of the U.S. Naval Reserve. He then worked for two years for Horace Work, and then joined Hodges International, Inc., an import-export company specializing in textiles. Later, they started to supply parts and machinery to Italian licensees of important American firms, like General Electric, FMC, and Electric Boat. When George retired in 1992, he was owner and president of Hodges International, Inc., and the company was then sold. Everyone who worked for and with him loved him for his fairness, his kindness, and his unfailing good humor. He belonged to the Union Club in New York City, and was the oldest charter member of the Stamford Yacht Club. He served on the board of the Sheltering Arms Children's Service, where he was chairman of the board for 12 years.