George M. Towns passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. George was born July 9, 1934, in Luling, Texas, the only child of Frances G. and George A. Towns. He was raised in San Antonio and graduated from Brackenridge High School in 1952. He then attended what is now Texas State University, graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1955 and an M.S. in Chemistry in 1958. In the intervening period, he taught chemistry at San Antonio College.
He joined Texas Instruments in Dallas in 1959 as a member of technical staff and later received an MBA from the University of Texas Austin in 1965. He returned to Texas Instruments to a position on the corporate planning staff, where he remained until leaving in 1969 to join the corporate planning staff of LTV Corporation.
After a brief period as a management consultant, he returned to LTV’s planning staff in 1974. He then achieved CPA status in 1984 and began a career in public accounting, retiring in 2005. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of CPAs.
He is pre-deceased by his wife of 50 years, Joy Robertson Towns, MD. There were no children of the marriage. He is survived by numerous friends and co-workers.
Visitation will be Friday, October 26, 2018, 6 to 8 pm at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home. Private interment will be in San Antonio, Texas, at Sunset Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Salvation Army or Methodist Children’s Home in Waco.
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