George Paul Contois of Bowie, MD passed away on November 01, 2017 from ongoing cardiac complications. He is survived by his only child, Charles Andrew Contois. George began his career at 18 years old in joining the US Army where he developed an aptitude for aerospace engineering which landed him a role in manually directing satellites from space in New Boston NH in the early 60’s. He was then stationed at NASA in Houston, TX where he continued his career in satellite observations. Afterward, he was recruited by various private aerospace firms, such as General Electric and Computer Sciences, as a commercial marketer for the United States Department of Defense during which time he became a Center Director of what would become space imagery marketing for various Government entities.
In lieu of Flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be made to the the Senior Dog Sanctuary at 8336 WB&A Road / Severn, MD 21144 / Attn: Val.
George’s family will be holding a memorial gathering at the Robert E. Evans Funeral home, 16000 Annapolis Road / Bowie, MD 20715 on Saturday. November 18 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. A graveside service will be held on Monday, November 20 at 10:00 AM for his burial at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery, located at 1122 Sunrise Beach Rd. Crownsville, MD 21032.
Online condolences may be made at www.robertevensfuneralhome.com
Arrangements under the direction of Robert E. Evans Funeral Home, Bowie, MD.
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