| George Peabody Gardner |
| 5/9/2012 |
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| George Peabody Gardner, formerly of Brookline and Prides Crossing, Massachusetts, passed away at his home in Palm Beach, Florida on May 9th.Mr. Gardner was born in Newton, MA in 1917. Son of George Peabody Gardner and Rose Grosvenor Gardner, he was one of six children. George attended the Park School in Brookline, MA, and continued his preparatory studies at the St. Marks’s School in Southborough, MA. Mr. Gardner then went on to Harvard College and graduated in 1939. In 1940, George enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for six years during WW II where he served aboard the USS Louisville and the USS Quincy. Mr. Gardner was honorably discharged in 1946 as a Lieutenant Commander. He worked in the Advertising Department at the Boston Herald, and the Batten Barton Durstine, and Osborn Advertising Agency. In 1952 he began work at Paine Webber, Jackson, and Curtisand became a general partner in 1955. He also joined the policy committee. He was a director of Arthur D. Little, Kaiman AircraftCorporation, Barry Controls, Inc., The Wright Line, Inc., Macalaster ScientificCorporation, Instron, Lestoil, W.R.Grace, Oxbow Corp., Stanley Home Products,Inc., and a chairman of United Fruit. Co. and the Wang Center of Boston.
George P. Gardner was a Trustee of the Boston Museum of Science, where he was also the President for three years from 1954-59 and was rememberedfor climbing the Ruth Glacier of Mt McKinley in Alaska with Brad Washburn. He joined the MIT Corporation’s Board of Trustees in 1959, becamea life member 1963-1992, was elected to the executive committee 1965-1967, andin 1979 was awarded the “Founding Life Sustaining Fellow” by MIT. Mr. Gardner was also a trustee of the JFK Library, theInstitute of Defense Analyses, the World Peace Foundation, the St. Mark’s School, and Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, and an honorary trusteeof The Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Additionally, he helped to build a multidenominational Chapel for the Escuela Agricola Pan Americana Zamorano in Tegucigalpa,Honduras. He became a trustee of Zamorano and remained a critical member of theboard for 50 years. At his 55th Harvard Reunion he said, “ I can only confirm that the best thing that ever happened to me was a chance meeting 47 yrs ago at a Ballet performance at the Teatro de Bellas Artes in Mexico City where I met a remarkable young lady, Tatiana Stepanova, a Prima Ballerina for the Ballet Russe, whom I married and who gave me a very close family and awonderful life.He was pre deceased by his beloved son G. Peabody GardnerJr. and his wife of 63 years, Tatiana Stepanova Gardner. George leaves behind his two daughters, Alexandra and Tatiana, his daughter-in-law, Susan, his one son-in-law,seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The family is so grateful to the wonderful love and careprovided by Terry, Gloria, Derrick, Bernice, Jean, and Marlene. In lieu of flowers donations may besent to; The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Escuela Agricola PanAmericana, Wash. DC, or The Boston Museum of Science. Boston. The Memorial Service will be on Saturday, June 16th at Trinity Church, Copley Square, 10:30 AM. The burial shall be private. | ||||
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