George Maloney Obituary

George Thomas Maloney MT. PLEASANT - We are saddened to share that George Thomas Maloney (90) passed away on June 24, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. His memorial service will be held on Monday, July 17, 2023 at 10:30AM in the Rodenberg Chapel at 1885 Rifle Range Rd., Mt. Pleasant, SC, 29464. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel. Born in Philadelphia, PA on August 28, 1932, George was the 2nd child of John "Jack" Jay Maloney and Clara Becker Maloney. After his mother's tragic death when George was 2 years old, his father married Christine "Chris" Jacoby. The family moved to Stuart Manor, NY, where George's two sisters were born. George always referred to Clara as his biological mother and Chris as his maternal mother since Chris raised all 4 children as her own. He met the love of his life, Sara "Sally" Carroll, in 1968. They married on April 26, 1969 and together, they had four children: Timothy, Peter, Margaret and Catherine. When Catherine passed away in 1984, when she was just 23 months old, he and Sally created a foundation in her name providing education and services for children in need for over 30 years. George was quick to laugh and loved a good joke. Intelligent, endlessly curious, intuitive, trustworthy, loyal, generous, good and kind, he was a strong, yet gentle, gentleman. A devout Catholic, George relied on his faith throughout his life. In addition to supporting numerous Catholic charities, he volunteered at the church in every town they lived. George's other lifelong passion was golf. He began playing at the age of 12 while caddying at the Garden City Country Club. He won many golf tournaments in his life from the Long Island Caddy Championship during high school through the Senior Club Championship at Wildcat Country Club, NC during retirement. Between golf and being a student of merit at Sewanhaka High School, he received a scholarship to Siena College in Loudonville, NY. While there, he was commissioned through ROTC to serve in South Korea as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army's Field Artillery division, having been named a Distinguished Military Graduate at Fort Sill, OK. After Korea, George returned to Siena and graduated in 1954 with a B.S. in Economics. Later in his career, he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. George's professional life started in Labor Relations at General Motors. In 1959, he moved to C.R. Bard, a surgical and medical device company headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ, where he spent the rest of his career. From Salesman to VP of Sales and Marketing, to President and COO, he retired in 1995 as CEO and Chairman of the Board. While at Bard, George served his community in NJ as Vice Chairman of Overlook Hospital, as a Trustee of the Hemophilia Association where he received their Humanitarian Award, and also served on 9 different NJ company boards. He also received the Candlelight Award from the NJ Epilepsy Foundation. As a proud Irish American, he was particularly honored when conferred a Doctor of Law Degree from the National University of Ireland at Galway for creating over 700 jobs through Bard's Ireland division. In addition to his love of family, God and golf, George credited his education at Siena College as the key to his success. He returned there often and served on their board for 16 years. His financial contributions built a reading room in their library, a student center which he named after his dear friend, the pro-golfer, Gene Sarazen and the Siena Sports Medicine Suite. He created the Scholarship for Students of Science and a Summer Legal Fellows program. In 2015, George was awarded their highest honor, the Siena of Bernadine Medal, for his dedication to the college. Upon his retirement, George and Sally split their time between Stuart, FL and Highlands, NC, living at Willoughby Golf Club and Wildcat Country Club, respectively. He would eventually serve on the boards of both, becoming Board President at Wildcat. He finished his post-retirement work serving on the Board of Highlands and Cashiers Hospital. George and Sally moved to Mt. Pleasant, SC in 2015 and shortly thereafter, George suffered a major stroke. Sally dedicated herself to caring for him along with their son, Peter, and his wife, Rebecca, who live close by. Between them, they helped George through both good and difficult times. George's family is deeply proud to call him husband, Dad and Grandad and will miss him dearly. He is survived by his wife, Sally Maloney, his son, Timothy George Maloney and his wife, Solvej Biddle Maloney, their children, Andrea-Anna Magdalena Maloney and James Henry William Maloney of Tidmarsh, England, his son, Peter John Maloney and his wife, Rebecca Jane Wineland, MD, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, his daughter, Margaret Carroll Maloney of Raleigh, NC, and his sisters, Carole Maloney Hamlin and Kathleen Maloney Sullivan. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Catherine Mary, his brother, Jack Maloney, his father, Jack Maloney, his stepmother, Christine Jacoby Maloney, and his mother, Clara Becker Maloney. In lieu of flowers, donations in memoriam may be made to The Special Olympics (www.specialolympics.org) or The Barrier Island Free Medical Clinic (www.bifmc.org). A memorial message may be sent to the family on our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.