Born in Fall River, he was a son of the late John Oliver and Estella (Alexandre) Oliver.
George was a well-known, self-taught musician, having taught himself music from a young age. He had a great passion for composing and writing his own music, playing his instruments and singing and he made two single copy-written records. While attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, his teachers questioned him as to why he was there as there was nothing they could teach him that he did not already know. In fact, he was teaching students and teachers during his short time there. He was an amazing guitarist and bass player for numerous bands including; ‘The Hot Beats’, ‘Troy’, ‘Tangerine Zoo’, ‘Friends Incorporated’, ‘Crystal Clear’ and ‘Mixed Emotions’, just to name a few. A famous philosopher once wrote, “Without music, life would be a mistake”. Before his retirement, George also worked as a machinist.
George is survived by his son, Shawn A. Oliver and daughters, Rebecca A. (Gary) Coroa and Carrie L. (Anthony) Lazowski, six grandchildren, Tara, Trey, Tori, Sharohn, Shakyra and Anthony Jr., one great-granddaughter, Taelyn and a great-grandson on the way, six siblings, all formally of Bristol, Lynn (Tom) Poinsette of Ft. Myers, FL, Estelle (Leroy) Gordon of Bristol, Deborah (Phil) Givens of Muskegon, MI, John (Sheryl) Oliver of Walland, TN and Lisa Oliver of Riverside, as well as a large extended family of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. George was predeceased by his niece, Crystal (Oliver) Henderson.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in Wilbur-Romano Funeral Home, 615 Main St., Warren. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bristol. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 from 5:00-8:00 PM.
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