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George Flood
George Flood, 78, of Worcester, died peacefully on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the Hermitage Nursing Center, Worcester.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Florence A. (Anderson) Flood. He also leaves five children: Robert J. Flood and his wife Lee Ann, David T. Flood and his wife Victoria, Karen E. Chisholm and her husband William, Diane M. Woodis and her husband Bill, and Patrick J. Flood and his wife Rochelle; five grandchildren: Ashley, Kasey, Taylor, Cory and Bailey; and many nephews and nieces. His son, Kevin R. Flood; his grandson, Kyle G. Flood; his brother, Robert J. Flood and his sister, Eileen O’Conner, predeceased him.
George was born in Peekskill, N.Y. on February 8, 1930 to George and Theresa (Vaughey) Flood.
He was a 1948 graduate of Peekskill High School. He attended Manhattan College and graduated from Springfield College where he also earned a Masters Degree. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps including a tour of duty in Japan.
He had a long and distinguished career in college and high school athletic coaching and administration. For many years, he was head football coach at Rome Free Academy in Rome, N.Y. He went on to serve as Athletic Director and head football coach at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. He then joined the football coaching staff as offensive coordinator at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He left UMass to become the Athletic Director at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He retired as Associate Athletic Director at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
He was a member and lector at Blessed Sacrament Church. He was a member of the Greendale Retired Men’s Club and Toastmasters.
George was known affectionately and respectfully as “Coach” to his friends who could always rely on George for his wisdom and loyalty.
Calling hours at the Athy Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester, are Wednesday, April 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. The funeral will be Thursday, April 17 from the funeral home with a Mass at 11 a.m in Blessed Sacrament Church, 555 Pleasant St., Worcester. The private burial will be held later.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kyle Flood Scholarship, Community Foundation of No. Central Mass., 285 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg 01420 or the Kevin R. Flood Memorial Trail Fund, in care of David Ziomak, Amherst Dept. of Public Works, Amherst 01002.
Published in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette from 4/14/2008 – 4/15/2008.
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Attendee around Class of 1952
[N.B.: In accordance with my liberal definition of what is a Jasper, I think if some one saw fit to mention his time at Manhattan College, then it must have been important to him. That makes him a Jasper to me. It's not a piece of paper, but that you've taken the lessons into your heart. Besides isn't one of the corporal works of mercy to bury the dead? I'll commend him to our fellow alums for their prayers.]
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