George S. Travis Jr. Obituary (1933

George S. Travis, Jr. Auburn, NY -George S. Travis, Jr, at age 91 on January 9th. He is survived by his children Kathy (George) Walter, Mark (Barbara) Travis, Blair Travis, Greg (Doreen) Travis; brothers Clarence Travis, Richard (Shirley) Travis; 8 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Evelyn (Vile) Travis, sisters Ethel Otto, Darlene (Hal) Abbott; brother Douglas Travis; granddaughter Margaret Walter. Born in Alfred, NY, in 1933 to Blanche and George Travis, he remained in Alfred until he left to see the world and ended up in Rochester, NY. After various jobs, he joined the Navy at 17 to serve in the Korean War and Vietnam. He served four years including time on the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea in Korea. After four years he was Honorably Discharged and returned to Rochester, NY where he obtained his B.A. in Business from RIT. During that time, he met Evelyn Vile where together they had four sons. George returned to military life and earned his commission as an officer in the US Air Force where they had a fifth child, a daughter. George served 16 years in the Air Force in various parts of the world including Vietnam and was Discharged Honorably Discharged at the rank of Major. George and Evelyn bought the Norwood Home for adults in Honeoye Falls during his Air Force service, and they ran it until the late 1980's. After selling the Norwood, he kept busy with various jobs and remained very active at the Francis F. Dalton American Legion Post #282, Kenneth Keating VFW Post #26 Lima, NY, and the Air Force Association. George championed the creation and completion of the Veterans Memorial in Lima. George would often state that he was a lucky man, he had a great marriage, great children and lived long enough to meet multiple grand and great grandchildren. George never knew a stranger; he was a bright light in all our lives. When you were family, you were family. He will be missed by all who knew him. We all know he is now still enjoying his coffee and cigarettes and watching over us all. Friends are invited to call on June 12 from 3-6 with his funeral service to be held at 6 PM at the O'Connell - Dougherty Funeral Home 2041 Lake Ave., Lima. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516. woundedwarriorproject.org Private Interment Bath National Cemetery, Bath, NY with military honors.