George W. Corum Jr., passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 3, 2022. He was born in Peoria, IL, on July 25, 1947, son of the late George and Ruby (Settles) Corum. George was a graduate of Joliet High School, served honorably in the United States Marine Corps, and was a graduate of Lewis University, located in Illinois. In 1973, George married Elaine (Senffner) of Lockport, IL, and shared many happy years of marriage. In the summer of 1977 George and Elaine left Joliet, IL and headed west, where they eventually landed in the beautiful state of Arizona.
In Illinois, George was employed at Caterpillar, Inc. as a draftsman. After moving to Arizona, he was employed at Motorola, and later at McDonnel-Douglas. George even attempted acting, landing a role in a Chase Bank commercial. George later began his career as a real estate agent, which would become his life’s passion, where he thrived at the idea of helping individuals obtain their own property. In his free time, George enjoyed gardening, landscaping projects, woodworking, motorcycling with his wife and friends, going to movies and taking his dogs to the dog park.
George will be missed and cherished by his friends and family. George is survived by his wife, Elaine; his son and his wife, Todd and Jennifer and their two children, Benjamin and Carter; his brother, Michael; his sister-in-law, Audrey Senffner and her two children, Kimberly Stumpf (Peter) and Nicholas Senffner (Andrea) and their families.
George adored animals of any type. He was an extraordinary person and will be remembered by his honesty, generosity, humor and kindness. He will be greatly missed.
A Celebration of Life will be planned for a later date in the Spring of 2023 in Arizona.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mariposagardens.com for the Corum family.
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