“I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please.”
– John Wayne
Once upon a time, a baby was born who would grow up to be a one of a kind, bigger than life man. That baby was named George Evan Langley, after his grandfather, and was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on March 04, 1941 to Geraldine Ruth (nee Evans) and Eldridge McElmurry.
Sadly, in August 1942 George’s dad, Eldridge passed away due to pneumonia and George was sent to live with his Grandparents in New Mexico while his mom went to Los Angeles to work for Lockheed aircraft during WWII.
In 1947, George and his mom moved together to Boulder City, Nevada where his mom fell in love and married Charles W. Langley in 1948. The following year, 1949, George asked Chuck to adopt him, and Chuck happily agreed to 8-year-old George’s request.
George remained an only child and the Langley Family lived on Avenue G Street in Boulder City until his mother Gerry passed away in 2001.
George attended Boulder City High School where he played Football, worked as a lifeguard, was a big man on campus, and graduated in 1959. He enrolled at the University of New Mexico but found he was too homesick and soon came back to Boulder City.
On August 24, 1962 he married his sweetheart from Boulder City, Karen Audrey Frejlach. Together they had two children; Stefani Joyce in 1972 and Geoffrey Scott in 1974. They spent their married lives in California with the last 43 years in Covina, California.
George started his banking career as a teller for Crocker Bank in Los Angeles in 1962. He remained a banker for his entire career, minus a brief stint as a plumber and a time when he thought he wanted to clean pools but changed his mind when he found out he was becoming a dad. It turned out to be a great decision because he had a real gift with numbers and banking.
When he retired in 2016 he was President and CEO of Foothill Independent Bank in Glendora, California—where he had been working since 1977.
Over the years, George was very involved his community; raising money for organizations and sitting on many local boards.
George was extremely honored to be named Glendora’s Man of the Year. His favorite organization to support was Casa Colina Hospital and Healthcare Center in Pomona, California.
George embraced change, as he knew it was evitable, and welcomed retirement with enthusiasm. In retirement, he could usually be found sitting in his favorite chair watching his western movies, especially his favorite, John Wayne. He also sat on the board of Pac West Bank. He spent many summers at his favorite vacation place; the Lake of the Ozarks and he was a diehard Anaheim Angels fan, having season tickets to Angels Stadium and watching as many televised games as he could.
George was known most for his humor, being a big jokester and teaser. If you knew George, you have at least one funny story about him. He loved to fish, play golf and his hatred for snakes was legendary.
He died on July 27th, 2021 in Covina, California at the age of 80.
George is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Karen, his daughter Stefani Langley-Palmer, his son Geoff and his wife, Renee Langley.
George was especially proud of his life’s greatest gifts, his wonderful grandchildren: Kylie, George, Elizabeth and Melissa (Stefani Langley-Palmer) along with Haley and Mia (Geoff and Renee Langley.)
George will be deeply missed by all who knew him—especially his family, who will hold a special place in their hearts for him forever.
For those who are unable to attend, our services will be Live Streamed via FaceBook. Our services will be held September 7 at 1:00 P.M. Click the link below to view join the service virtually. https://www.facebook.com/pg/OakdaleMortuary/videos/?ref=page_internal
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