Jason Benford
I met George for the first time maybe an hour or two after meeting his daughter Shannon for the first time. He genuinely welcomed me into his life, and he was as warm and kind to me every time I saw him as he was that very first time. He was simply a kind soul.
Pat, Lee Anne, and Chris all treated me the same way and it spoke volumes to me about their family. I was genuinely happy to know all of them, and was always at ease around any or all of them. That too speaks volumes, about George, about Pat, and about the family unit they created and brought up.
George was a good man and I am glad to have known him. May he rest in peace having been, as Shannon said to me recently, a total champ, the best.


