1976 WW

M a n y W ils o n s tu d e n ts w h o h a v e
Heaven gave him all at one; then snatched away, c la s s e s in th e m u s ic w in g w ill re m e m ­
Ere mortals all his beauties could survey;
b e r th e m e ssa g e p o s te d o n th e d o o r o f
Just like the flower that buds and withers in a
A - 8 fo r s e v e ra l w e e k s t h is fa ll. I t read :
day.
Drydem I n M e m o r ia m :
G e o rg e P e s tr id g e
S e p te m b e r 28, 1975



“As I go through this door I re­
member; that I want to be here
because of my love of music and

I remember;
my desire to work to improve
myself and those around me.”



T h e s e w o rd s r e fle c t b e s t a n d m o s t
m e m o r a b le a t t r ib u t e s o f G e o rg e in th e
m in d s o f h is fe llo w c la s s m a te s a n d
te a c h e rs . M a y h is s o r r o w fu l p a s s in g
A n o t c lo u d o u r re m e m b ra n c e o f h is lo v e
o f lif e a n d p e o p le , h is c h a r it y a n d c o n ­
s id e r a t io n to th o s e a ro u n d h im , a n d
h is e x a m p le s o f in it ia t iv e a n d in d u s ­
t r y , w h ic h m a r k e d h is d a y s a t W ils o n .
W illia m H ild e n b r a n d