Captain George M. Stant, Jr.

George joined the U.S. Navy on February 07, 1964. After completing 30 years of honorable service achieving the rank of Captain, he retired on September 30, 1993 in San Diego, California. Captain Stant served in a wide variety of health care administrative roles throughout his 30 year Navy career. Following graduation from American University in Washington DC, he received a commission as an Ensign in the Navy Medical Service Corps and started his career at the

Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, NC, U. S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan, Naval Hospital Annapolis, MD, and Naval Hospital Chelsea, MA. He served as Chief of Finance at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda MD from January 1974 through August 1974. He then served at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, DC. In 1977 then Commander Stant developed and became the first instructor of the Navy Medicine Financial and Materiel Management Course at the Naval School of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. This course of study has trained hundreds of Navy Medical Service Corps Officers and has been the cornerstone of sound financial and materiel management for Navy Medicine for nearly half a century. Captain Stant continued his career as Comptroller at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda MD during the construction and opening of the new wing of the hospital in 1982. He returned to the Commander Naval Medical Command, Washington, DC from 1982 to 1986. Captain Stant continued his career as the Commanding Officer, Naval Medical Information Management Center, Bethesda, MD and served as the Chief Information Officer for the Navy Medical Department. Following that assignment he served as the Officer In Charge, Health Care Support Office, San Diego, CA.

During his career, Captain Stant was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in April 1983, in July 1986, and the Meritorious Service Medal Gold Star in Lieu of Third Award in July 1989. In June 1993, he was awarded the Legion of Merit.

He was born in Townsend, Delaware to George M. Stant, Sr. and Polly West Stant. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Maureen (Marnie) B. Stant, his daughter Deborah L. Morris (Charles) and his daughter Teresa A. King (Michael) and his grandchildren Alexandra Morris, Christina Morris, Sarah King and Harrison King.

George was a railroad enthusiast and volunteered with the Baltimore and Ohio Historical Society as store operator, Board member and Web Master. He had several model railroad layouts in N gauge and HO gauge. He was also a member of the La Mesa Railroad Club in San Diego, California. He contributed to his community as a Board member and web master for his Homeowners’ Association and his Condominium Association.

Visitation will be held at the Wylie Baxley Funeral Home, 1360 N. Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island FL on July 10, 2024 from 3PM to 7PM. His Mass of Christian Burial will be on July 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 1940 N. Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL. The live stream will be available on all three platforms. Website : divinemercychurch.org YouTube : divinemercycatholicchurch817 Facebook : Divine Mercy Catholic Church

He will then be transported to Francis J. Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Blvd, Silver Spring, MD. Services will be at a later date. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P. O. Box 22324, New York, NY 10087 noting “In support of blood cancer research”. https://tinyurl.com/3yepwynb