George Thompson Churchill

Obituary ( Washington Post )

George T. Churchill, Foreign Service officer

January 23, 2013 George T. Churchill, 90, a retired Foreign Service officer who in retirement pursued a second career as a stained-glass artist, died of congestive heart failure Nov. 26 at his home in Alexandria.

His wife, Marlene Churchill, confirmed the death.

Mr. Churchill served 26 years in the Foreign Service before retiring in 1976, and his postings included Athens, where he was chief of the economic division at the U.S. Embassy. He headed the Greek desk at the State Department in Washington and participated in preparations for the Paris negotiations to end the war in Vietnam.

In retirement, he apprenticed in stained-glass art at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, where he later became board president. His work included the stained-glass windows at the Episcopal parish of St. James and St. Monica on Capitol Hill, and a glass-and-aluminum piece called “Spirit Rising” for Mount Vernon Unitarian Church.

George Thompson Churchill was born in Boston. He graduated from Yale University in 1943 and served in the Army in the Philippines during and after World War II. He received a master’s degree in economics from Tufts University in 1959.

His first wife, Nancy Elizabeth Goss, whom he married in 1944, died in 1977.

Survivors include his wife of nine years, Marlene Lovelace Shaw Churchill of Alexandria; five children from his first marriage, David Churchill of Washington, Paul Churchill of Westminster, Md., George Churchill of Reno, Nev., Anne Churchill of Roundhead, Ohio, and Steven Churchill of Hillsborough, N.C.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

— Bart Barnes

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George Thompson Churchill, 90, a retired Foreign Service Officer and stained glass artist at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, died peacefully in his sleep at home on November 26, 2012. Mr. Churchill was a resident of Falls Church and Alexandria, Virginia for 41 years. Survivors include his wife of 9 years, the former Marlene Lovelace Shaw; five children from his marriage with Nancy Elizabeth Goss, who predeceased him in 1977: David (Barbara Pierce) of Washington, Paul (Eileen Fisher) of Westminster, MD, George (Susan Hodgman) of Reno, NV, Anne (Thomas Rau) of Roundhead, OH, and Steven of Hillsborough, NC. He is also survived by nine grandchildren: Rebecca (Jason Sterling), David (Melissa Haegele), Robert, Alan (Kristina Wilson), George, Griffin, Amanda, Ezekiel, Molly, and Coleman and by five great- grandchildren: Cheyenne, Atlas, Avery and twins Thomas and Benjamin. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church, 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, VA. 22307. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be directed to Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=1...

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Yale Class of 1943 Branford College, Yale University, graduated with B.A. in English literature

Facts Name and gender Birth 19 Dec 1921 • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Alvord Barnes Churchill, his father, was attending Harvard Law School. 9 Sources 1921 (AGE) Birth (Alternate) 1921 • Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1 Source 1921 Birth (Alternate) 19 December 1921 • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 1 Source 1921 Birth of Sister Jean Elizabeth Churchill(1928–2010) 13 May 1928 • Pittsburgh, Alleghany, Pennsylvania 1928 6
Residence 1930 • Mount Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania 1 Source 1930 9
Birth of Brother Alvord Barnes Churchill Jr(1932–1988) 16 Aug 1932 • Mount Lebanon, Alleghany, Pennsylvania 1932 10 Residence 1935 • Mount Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania 1 Source 1935 14 Education Jun 1939 • Mt Lebanon, Alleghaney, Pennsylvania Graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School 1939 17 Residence 1 Apr 1940 • Mount Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son Home: 215 Morrison Dr. 1 Source 1940 18 Education Jun 1943 • New Have, New Haven, Connecticut Branford College, Yale University, graduated with B.A. in English literature 1943 21 Military 15 Jul 1943 • Fort Carson, El Paso, Colorado 2nd Lt. in 564 Field Artillery Battalion, Lt. Col. Charles L. Wilson commanding of 71st Light Division Artillery, Brig. Gen. Frank A. Henning, commanding 1943 21 Military 14 Jul 1944 • Fort Ord, Monterey, California Assigned to Pacific Theater, Leyte, and then served until May 1946 fighting the Huks insurgency in the Philippines until May 1946. Returned to San Francisco on the "Marine Cardinal" 19 Jun 1946 1944 22 Death of Father Alvord Barnes Churchill(1894–1944) 28 Jul 1944 • Mount Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania 1944 22 Marriage 26 Aug 1944 • Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado Married at the First Presbyterian Church by Rev. Howard E. Hansen Nancy Elizabeth Goss (1926–1977) 1 Source 1944 22 Military Nov 24, 1944 • Fort Bragg, Cumberland, North Carolina Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, 71 st Infantry Division, US Army 1944 22 Military 25 Jul 1946 • Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Received honorable discharge 1946 24 Education 1947-1949 • New Haven City, New Haven, Connecticut Studied Economics in graduate school at Yale University 1947 26 VIEW Occupation 23 May 1950 • Washington, District of Columbia Commissioned by the President of the United States as a Vice Consul and Secretary in the Foreign Service; nominate 5 May 1950 and confirmed 17 May 1950 1950 28 Occupation 23 Aug 1950 • Washington, District of Columbia Assigned to the U.S. Consulate, Frankfort, Germany 1950 28 Occupation 1953-1957 • Rome, Lazio, Italy Second Posting as Consul, American Embassy in Rome 1953 32 Arrival 20 Sep 1956 • New York, New York 2 Sources 1956 34 Occupation 1958 • Singapore Third post in American Consulate, Singapore 1958 37 Education Jun 1961 • Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Received an M.A. in International Relations from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University 1961 39 Death of Mother Jean Adella Thompson(1895–1962) 21 Nov 1962 • Poughkeepsie, Duchess, New York 1962 40 Occupation 1962 • Ankara, Turkey Fourth posta t U.S. Embassy Ankara, Turkey 1962 41 Divorce 14 Oct 1963 • Falls Church City, Virginia Final Divorce Decree Nancy Elizabeth Goss (1926–1977) 1963 41 Marriage 19 Oct 1963 • Dahlgren, King George, Virginia Joy Frances Fischer (1927–2016) 2 Sources 1963 41 Occupation 1964-1968 • Washington City, District Of Columbia On leave from Department of State to the Peace Corps during presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson 1964 43 Occupation 1969 • Athen, Attiki, Attiki, Greece Fifth post as a diplomat at U.S. Embassy, Athens, Greece 1969 48 Divorce 23 Jul 1976 • Fairfax, Virginia Joy Frances Fischer (1927–2016) 1976 54 Divorce 23 Jul 1976 • Fairfax, Virginia Joy Frances Fischer (1927–2016) 1 Source 1976 54 Marriage 12 Aug 1983 • Fairfax, Virginia Ada Kathryne Coller (1923–1994) 1 Source 1983 61 Death of Brother Alvord Barnes Churchill Jr(1932–1988) 11 Dec 1988 • Pensacola, Escambia, Florida 1988 66 Residence 1993 • Alexandria, VA 1 Source 1993 72 Death of Wife Ada Kathryne Coller(1923–1994) 15 Sep 1994 • Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia 1994 72 Death of Brother John Alvord Churchill(1920–2000) 18 Nov 2000 • Mountain Home, Washington, Tennessee 2000 78 Marriage 29 Dec 2003 • Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia Private 2003 82 Death of Sister Jean Elizabeth Churchill(1928–2010) 16 Dec 2010 • Clifton Park, Saratoga, New York 2010 88 Death 26 Nov 2012 • Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia He died peacefully in his sleep and in his home. 1 Source 2012 90 Death (Alternate) 26 Nov 2012 • Fairfax County, Virginia He died at his home and peacefully in his sleep. 1 Source 2012 90 Civil Connecticut 1 Source Departure Naples, Italy 2 Sources Sources Ancestry Sources View Source 1930 United States Federal Census

View Source 1940 United States Federal Census

View Source Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1860-1970

View Source New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

View Source New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014

View Source Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014

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View Source Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 Other Sources Colorado Springs Sunday Gazette and Telegraph Family Parents

Alvord Barnes Churchill 1894–1944 Jean Adella Thompson 1895–1962

Siblings Spouse & Children Nancy Elizabeth Goss 1926–1977 Private Private Private Private Private Spouse Joy Frances Fischer 1927–2016 Spouse Ada Kathryne Coller 1923–1994 Spouse