His parents, Lester and Lydia Linda (Hiiva) Georgina, welcomed their son into the world on April 9, 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island. He grew up in Chesterfield, NH and was a 1951 graduate of Brattleboro (VT) High School. Malcolm attended the University of NH, majoring in Civil Engineering.
Malcolm worked for forty years at Keene Industrial Paper, working up to general manager. He then started his own business, Call Smiley Paper Co. Following his retirement, he worked with CB Property Management in Keene, and could be seen gardening at the Hannaford Plaza.
"Smiley" was known throughout the community for his successful skills as a horseshoe pitcher. He was a member of the Keene Horseshoe Club from 1959-2017, serving as treasurer for many years. Malcolm and his father, Lester, were the first father-son team inducted into the New England Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame. He was also a longtime member of the NH State Horseshoe Association.
Malcolm also was an avid candlepin bowler, bowling in leagues at the former Pastime Lanes and later at Zinn’s. He also coached Little League baseball.
His favorite pastime was traveling and going to dinner with his wife and her sister Barb and her husband Norm Bayly and creating many wonderful memories with his family.
He will be greatly missed by many, especially his wife of 67 years, Cynthia (Cutter) Georgina of Keene; his children, Bill Georgina of Fall River, Nova Scotia, Daniel H. Georgina and his wife, Kay Kendall-Georgina, of Keene, Susan G. Reynolds and her husband, Kevin, of Newberry, SC, Diane B. White and her husband, Zane, of Westmoreland, NH; his grandchildren, Michael Morris, Jamie Morris, Elizabeth Morris, Zachary A. Georgina and his wife, Fawn, Rebecca Bristol, T. Daniel Julian and his partner Tiffany Barnes, Bradford C. Julian, Courtney B. White, Griffin T. White and his wife, Alaina; his great-grandchildren, Ian, Quinn, Eliot, Kyra, Leah, Eli, Jade, Jaxon, Charlotte, and Malcolm; a brother, Elliott Georgina of Brattleboro, VT; sisters, Elaine Landry and her husband, Pete, of Keene, Gail Morse and her husband, James, of Bradford, VT; and many nieces, nephews and extended family members. Malcolm was predeceased by a daughter-in-law, Nancy Georgina, January 2020 and sister-in-laws, Arlene Georgina and Barbara Bayly and brother-in-laws Norm Bayly and Steve Cutter.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 2:00pm in the Woodland Cemetery, North Lincoln Street, Keene. Family and friends are invited to call on Thursday evening, September 30th from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Foley Funeral Home, 49 Court Street, Keene. All those in attendance at the calling hours are required to wear facemasks as the physical distancing protocols cannot be adhered to.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Malcolm’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, Mass. and NH Chapter, 309 Waverly Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452.
