On Sunday, April 25, 2021, George Stephen Kerestes Sr. passed away at the age of 69 after a long battle with a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. George was born to George and Peggy (Belcher) Kerestes in Mansfield, Ohio on March 17, 1952, St. Patrick’s Day.
He was a graduate of Madison High School and Nova Southeastern University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional Management. A Vietnam era veteran, George served in the US Army from 1970 to 1973 at bases in Alaska and Korea. He was intelligent and quite the computer programmer-analyst. His career spanned over 35 years working at International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), McDonnell Douglas, Coopers & Lybrand, Fox Electronics, PivotPoint, MAPICS, Tensolite and finally retired in 2016 as Director of Information Systems from Carlisle Interconnect Technologies. His career took him throughout the United States, England and China. In retirement, he consulted for the Denmark Group specializing in SAP Implementations. He also was an active volunteer with SCORE, serving as Brevard County Chapter Chairperson from 2016 to 2018 and Co-Chair from 2018 to 2019.
George enjoyed sports including his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians. He earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do in 1985 and won 2 national championships. He appreciated all genres of music and liked to sing karaoke. He was an avid golfer, gourmet chef and loved to cruise and travel with the love of his life, soulmate, partner and wife, Karla.
George was preceded in death by his father George and son Michael. He is survived by his wife Karla Micka, son George Stephen Jr. (wife Alison), daughter Angela (husband Bill Adams), stepson Troy Micka, mother, Peggy Kerestes, brothers Jim and Jay, sister Susan, and five grandchildren: Bryce and Jack Adams, Michael and Hailey Kerestes and George Stephen Kerestes III.
A memorial service celebrating George’s life will be held at 12:30 PM Saturday May 15, 2021 at the Life Event Center at Florida Memorial. A traditional Irish Wake will be held from 1:00 PM until 4:00PM Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Oasis Lounge (300 Ocean Avenue in Melbourne Beach).
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the BARTCH Transplant House.
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