George Wilson Lobb

George met Beth Wagner in Florida and married her on January 20, 1952. They had two children.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Beth, of Georgetown, TX; his daughter, Debra Lobb McMillan and husband Robert, also of Georgetown; his grandchildren Phillip Scott McMillan and wife Camber of Wesley Chapel, FL, Ashley Lobb Zelesnikar of La Porte, TX, and Thomas William McMillan of Georgetown; and six great grandchildren: Fynn, Dash and Taze; and Madison, Patrick and Luke.

He is preceeded in death by his son Brendan Manor Lobb; his seven siblings; and grandson by marriage, Kyle Zelesnikar.

For the first 17 years of his life, George thought his name was Willis Anderson. When he joined the Marine Corps and needed his birth certificate, he was surprised to find that his name was actually George Wilson Lobb.

George was a very dynamic, memorable person. Beth always says people knew when George entered a room because he seemed to just fill the room with his presence. He was also a very hard worker. At one point he was working two jobs in Tampa, FL while earning a college degree in business and raising two small children.

In 1960, George was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and served for many years in local Christian congregations.

George entered into the steel and petrochemical industry in 1969. The family moved to Houston, TX, and then he started his own company, Goldline International, in 1973. He designed and manufactured galvanized steel equipment for the petro-chemical industry, some of which he patented. He always treated his customers and employees very fairly, ethically and honestly. Hence, he had customers and employees that were with him for over 41 years. At the age of 85, George made the decision to sell his company to Debbie Stewart, who for the last 30 years worked with him and had taken over managing the business and later lovingly handled his personal affairs. George depended on and trusted Debbie completely, as she has the same admirable business ethics.

Another important part of George's life was his interest in Chinese culture. Through his and Beth's close friendship with Philip and Amy Luk, they learned much about this culture, and George joined the Luks in their restaurant business. George was able to enjoy a trip to China with the Luks, who treated him like family; in fact, Amy called him her American Papa. In George's last months of life, Philip and Amy took wonderful care of him by taking him into their home and also during hospital and nursing home stays.

Beth would like to warmly extend her gratitude to Philip and Amy for their love and dedication in caring for George, as well as to Mark and Debbie for handling George's business and personal affairs as he would himself.