George Chalmers, 88; Engineer, Youth Coach

A third generation native Californian, George Chalmers passed away peacefully from complications of Alzheimer’s at home in Pacific Palisades on May 28 with his family at his side. George attended Galileo High School in San Francisco before heading off to Stanford University, where he completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees. He loved sports and lettered in soccer, but was more famous for his richly deserved moniker of “Beta George” (denoting his fiercely proud membership in the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity). George loved Stanford and was an ardent, loyal alum and supporter of the Buck Club Athletic Fund. After graduating from Stanford, George worked for North American Aviation, served a brief stint as an ensign in the United States Navy and worked for the Stanford Research Institute. He went on to work at Northrop Corporation where he enjoyed a very successful allegiance for more than 40 years, retiring 24 years ago as vice president of finance, Electronics Division. He and his family lived in the same house in the Huntington Palisades for 52 years and his three children all graduated from local public schools. George was a fixture at the Palisades Recreation Center for many years as a little league baseball coach. A couple of locals who were on his teams, in addition to his sons, were Pat Harrington (Harrington’s camera shop) and Leonard Logue (nursery). George is survived by his loving wife, Virginia Martin, with whom he shared 61 happy years of family, friends, golf and travel. His children, Scott (Elizabeth St. Clair) of Manhattan Beach, Janet (Phil Painter) of Corona del Mar and Doug, of Stockton, along with his granddaughters Alison, Julia, Annie, Emily, Brooke and Katie will forever cherish their memories of him as their incredible role model. George is also survived by his sister, Alice Schmidt, of San Rafael. The entire family agrees: “He lived a happy, wonderful life and we should all be so lucky!” A private family memorial service will take place at a later date. Remembrances may be made to a favorite charity or The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 6th Floor, NY, NY 10001.