George Willing Pepper

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G. Willing “Wing” Pepper Birth 29 May 1908 Death 21 Apr 2001 (aged 92) Burial Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial ID 146984419 · View Source Beloved husband of Jane G. Pepper.

G. Willing Pepper, a Philadelphia civic leader and former president of the Scott Paper Company, died on April 21 at his home in Media, Pa. He was 92.

Mr. Pepper, who was known as Wing, was a Philadelphia native. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and became treasurer and a director of Scott Paper in 1940. After service in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II, he rose to vice chairman and oversaw the swift growth of Scott Paper's overseas operations.

After his retirement in 1973 as president and chief operating officer, he had a second career in voluntary service. He became a vice chairman of the Fox Chase Cancer Center's Institute for Cancer Research.

He retired from that post in 1987 and then served as founding chairman of a community support group called the Board of Advocates. In his honor, Fox Chase established a Wing Pepper Chair in Cancer Research in 1999.

Mr. Pepper is survived by his wife, Jane; a son, Charles; a daughter, Josephine Scully; four stepdaughters, Nancy Holter, Diane Michener, Virginia Nivola and Cynthia Whitman Bradley; nine grandchildren; and nine step-grandchildren.

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Spouse Nancy Whitman Pepper* 1915–1963

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G. Willing Pepper (1909-April 21, 2001), known as “Wing” was a corporate executive, the former president of the Scott Paper Company, and a notable Philadelphia philanthropist. He combined active philanthropy with the use of commercial skills to improve public health.

Pepper was a member of old Philadelphia family. He attended St. Mark's School of Southborough, Massachusetts and continued studies at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Pepper became treasurer and a director of Scott Paper in 1940. After service in the U.S.Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II, Pepper rose to vice chairman of Scott Paper and oversaw the swift growth of its overseas operations.

After retiring from Scott Paper, Pepper served as vice chairman of the Fox Chase Cancer Center's Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia. In his honor. Fox Chase established a Wing Pepper Chair in Cancer Research in 1999. Pepper was credited by Fox Chase for significant work bringing the first hepatitis B vaccine, invented at Fox Chase, into commercial development.