December 29, 1935 – July 7, 2020
George Morris Eccles, age 84, died peacefully on July 7, 2020, at Brookdale East Memory Care in Mesa, Arizona. George was born on December 29, 1935, in Phoenix, Arizona, to William Wilson Eccles and Ada Floraine Wilson Eccles. George was one of seven children.
Predeceased by his first wife, Goldie Katanic, his parents and five siblings, George is survived by his wife, Virginia, one sibling, Margaret Eccles Day, his four children, Jeffrey, Kevin, Brian, and Darin, his daughters-in-law, Lisa, Michal, and Wendy, three stepchildren, Tammie, Greg, and Andy, 14 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
George is an Arizona native. He attended Jackson and Adams Elementary Schools, graduated from West Phoenix High School, and graduated from Phoenix College. George taught photography and graphic classes at Phoenix College and Westwood High School in Mesa. George also had a studio at Ward’s Valley West Mall for ten years and had a long tenure with the American Yearbook. George worked for Filmco Corporation, a processing lab, where he headed the photographic division in charge of doing school pictures. There he met Ginny, who headed Filmco’s marketing division. They decided to form a business as well as marital partnership. Together, they owned a Photography Studio, Hollett Photography by George, and a secondhand furniture store, “What Goes Around (Comes Around to Ginny’s),” in Youngtown, Arizona. George specialized in the techniques used to restore black and white photo copying and restoration work.
George was a member of the Rotary Club in Sun City, Arizona. In his youth, he was in scouting, Order of De Molay and the Navy Reserve. George also enjoyed playing golf, wrote an unpublished novel, and loved making his famous, George’s Lemony Burgers.
George was always first in line to offer help to family and friends anytime they needed an extra hand. George embraced and celebrated the beauty of life and all its offerings. George loved visiting and being around others with his camera ready to shoot pictures. Nothing was more joyful for him than to be surrounded by fun conversations, food and laughter, and capturing the action in photos or videos.
George will be missed by his family and friends.
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