This memorial website was created in the memory of George French, 90, born on October 24th, 1928 and passed away on November 5th, 2018.
It looks like George French led a productive life and had a lot of perseverance. I briefly considered the Monterey Language School myself—but that was much later and the language would have been Vietnamese. Before Go, I did play some Chess but I would have been a pushover for George.
It appears that among his “mechanical systems,” are
FLUID-LOGIC THYRISTOR: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4467831.pdf
AIR-OPERATED PUMP: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5451144.pdf
Yes, George was a very prolific and very modest person.
Please convey our sympathies to George’s family and friends and let them know that we were honored to play a small part in his life.
John and Mary Givens