George Raymond Stutz

George is survived by his wife Rachel, mother Sharon, father Gene, uncle Randy, brothers Randy and Rob, nieces Kiani, Asiah, Grace, and Emily, and pets Oscar, Molly, and Finn.

George was a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines and Cornell University. He worked for the Department of Energy, and was excited and proud to use his brains and talents to help make the world a better place.

Whether snowboarding, hiking, fishing, hunting, camping, riding his motorcycle, watching the Rockies, or simply reading in the backyard, George loved all that the Colorado outdoors has to offer, and would find joy outside in all seasons. He loved to travel and took great pleasure in meticulously planning trips for himself and his travel companions, both human and animal.

An engineer’s engineer, George was always tinkering—home improvements, learning to code, building a bicycle, working on his motorcycle, or designing and building woodworking projects. But not the gutters. (That’s a joke, he even loved chores. Anything to make the house feel more like a home.) Yet he did not possess the stereotypical introversion of an engineer, and he made friends everywhere he went. He loved talking to anyone and everyone whenever going out to eat. Any taxi or Uber ride was a constant string of chatter between George and the driver.

As brilliant and charming as George was, he was human. In typical George fashion, he wanted so badly not to burden others; he was determined to “work the problem” and was convinced he could find the solution.

With this in mind, in lieu of flowers, we ask that you donate in his name to a mental health organization such as NAMI Denver or another organization whose mission you support.