George Daniel Rose, Jr., 89, of Lynchburg passed away Friday, August 23, 2019 at his residence. He is survived by his loving wife of over 60 years, Helen Joan Wilson Rose; his son, Brian Rose and his wife Denise of Belmont, NC; his daughter, Karen R. Schanck and her husband Richard of Hollywood, MD and five grandchildren, Suzanne Rose, Austin Rose, Megan Schanck, Sarah Schanck and Ben Schanck.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, December 31, 1929, he was the son of the late George Daniel Rose and Carrie Winona Hedges Rose. He attended Des Moines Technical High School and Grandview College in Des Moines. In 1951, he was drafted into the US Army and served in the Army Signal Corps in Germany until May 1953. He then attended Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa where he graduated with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering.
In 1956 he joined General Electric in Syracuse, NY, and was transferred with the GE Communications Products Department to Lynchburg in 1959. He was with GE and Ericsson for a total of 35 years as an electrical design engineer, senior engineer and unit manager where he was involved in the design and production of a variety of standard and special projects.
He was a Professional Engineer registered in Virginia in 1967. He was a life member of the American Radio Relay League, was an active member of the Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club, and was heavily involved in emergency communications. His Amateur Radio License call was W4GCE.
A service celebrating his life will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 29, 2019 at Whitten Timberlake Chapel with Chaplain Sherry Wineset officiating. Interment will follow at Fort Hill Memorial park.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
