George Beale Emmons
August 18, 1927-April 21, 2025
What an amazing life this man had! Part of an amazing generation, as a child of the Great Depression and serving in the Navy in World War II and the Korean War. Born to Alice Wetherill Emmons and George Beale Emmons, he was raised on the banks of the Potowomut River in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He spent his childhood exploring the great outdoors, which became his lifelong passion. George attended the Moses Brown School, Middlesex School and Harvard University. He was a tremendous athlete: a pitcher famous for his blooper ball, varsity football player, golf club champion, prodigious hunter and fisherman; he excelled at it all. For 30 years he worked for textile giant Cannon Mills in New York City, specializing in military sales. He was very involved with his church and many cultural and charitable institutions, especially the Berkshire National Fish Hatchery and the Bidwell House Museum in Monterey, MA. At his home in Fairhaven on the beautiful marsh he spent his time drawing and writing articles for this newspaper, watching the Ospreys and scoring free coffee at the Dunkin drive-through. He loved it here!
George is predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Janice Pinkham Emmons. He is survived by his daughters Alice Emmons Maciejowski of Hamilton, MA and Liz Emmons Mulroy of Fairhaven, their husbands Timothy Maciejowski and Michael Mulroy. And by his highly prized grandsons: Ames Colt, John and Robin Connery and Alex Colt.
The family is deeply grateful for the wonderful care he received at Our Lady’s Haven in Fairhaven.
Services will be private.