George A. King

George Allen King arrived in this world April 8, 1936, a healthy baby boy, adored by his parents, Robert Randolph King and LaReta Harlan King. He began life in Oklahoma City where he lived for the remainder of his life.

George's education began at Gatewood Grade School advancing to Taft Junior High School, Classen High School and finally to the University of Oklahoma. He pledged Lambda Chi Fraternity and enrolled in the OU business school, graduating with a BBA Degree. Immediately after graduation, George joined the Airforce Reserve. He then joined the family business, American Trailers. American was a rapidly expanding national trailer manufacturing business founded by his father in 1927. At a young age, George worked at American learning every aspect of the trailer manufacturing process. After a number of years with American, he started his own company, "Industrial Plastics", specifically created to foam the cavity walls of refrigerated trailers and trucks with a foam plastic blend that both insulated and strengthened the structure but added very little weight to the refrigerated trailer itself. At the time this was an innovative concept in trailer manufacturing but soon became standard practice throughout the US. In the early 1970's, American Trailers was sold. After the sale of American, George began to use the foam process to make decorative picture frames, using hand carved frames as a model, then recreating them by molding in a blend of urethane foam and precisely finishing to the authentic look of wood. The company also reproduced paintings by special process giving almost the look of a hand painted picture. These products were marketed nationally. Some years later he sold that company and embarked on his final career as a Commercial Real Estate agent.

His entire life, George, was passionate about flying. He was quite proud to have earned an instrument rating and multi engine commercial pilot's' license. He flew whenever possible owning several aircraft jointly with his father. He also became a skilled glider pilot. His nephews Rex and Randy, now with grown children of their own, will never forget "Uncle George" taking them up in the plane on starry Christmas Eves to watch for Santa Clause streaking across the sky. Each year they were convinced they would see him.

Photography was another hobby George thoroughly enjoyed. He had his own dark room and developed everything he photographed. Many of the company's promotional pictures were George's work. For recreation, George was an accomplished ballroom dancer. He danced in many competitions and eventually became the number two ranked ballroom dancer in the State of Oklahoma.

George never married and is survived by his sister, Rita King Moore, his brother Jon R. King and his wife Sara Williams King and their two adult children Jon B. King and Christopher E. King, his nephews Rexford R. Moore, III and his wife Tami Murphy-Moore and their two adult children Clifton and Hannah Moore and Randall K. Moore and his wife Kimberly Spomer-Moore and their two adult children Rachel A. Moore and Cody K. Moore and his partner Abbi Hirsekorn. The entire family will miss him.

The family also wishes to thank Denise and Charlotte who carefully and lovingly cared for him in his final year. They were very important to him and contributed greatly to his comfort and well-being.

As George was not fond of funerals, the family feels it is appropriate to celebrate George's life with a graveside service Thursday, March 17th with only the immediate family in attendance.