He was born in Atchison, Kansas on December 20, 1937 to the late George Howard Cox and Mary Maxine Cox.
He grew up in Inglewood, California, attended El Camino College, and ultimately graduated from the Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences (now known as Cal State, L.A.), with a Bachelor of Science. He would also achieve a Master of Business Administration, focusing on Finance, from West Coast University. He worked for McDonnell Douglas Corporation, a commercial and military aerospace manufacturing corporation, for thirty years. One of the jobs he enjoyed the most was working in Commercial Marketing as a financial analyst supporting aircraft sales world-wide. He enjoyed traveling with colleagues, meeting people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and visiting amazing historical sites around the world.
He and his wife Leigh were married on December 18, 1982 on a ship in San Pedro Harbor. George’s son Brian served as best man. Leigh and George enjoyed personal travel to beautiful places such as Hawaii, London, Paris, Rome, Japan, and China prior to the birth of their daughter Ashley in 1991. He retired in the early nineties to be a stay-at-home dad, and loved getting to take care of his only daughter. He always felt blessed to have such an amazing daughter later in life.
He enjoyed playing golf, going to classic car shows, air shows, movies (especially westerns), and traveling. He and his family enjoyed adopting golden retrievers, and he loved growing roses. In the later years of his life, he struggled with Parkinson’s Disease, but he still loved spending time with family, visiting vineyards, or eating sweet treats like ice cream and donuts. He cared deeply for his family, and he will be greatly missed.
George is survived by his wife Leigh Dyer Cox, his daughter Ashley Brianne Cox, and his brother Ray Cox. He was preceded in death by his father George, his mother Mary, his brother Donald Edward Cox, and his son Brian George Cox.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date in California.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a Tribute Gift to the Parkinson’s Foundation: https://www.parkinson.org/
The family is under the care of Hanes-Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel. Online condolences: www.haneslineberryfhsedgefield.com.
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American Parkinson Disease AssociationP.O. Box 61420, Staten Island, New York 10306
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