George Spaulding Obituary

Dr. George G. Spaulding CHARLESTON - Dr. George G. Spaulding, 95, of Flint, MI died on Friday, May 22, 2015 in Charleston, SC. He was born on Friday, May 14, 1920 in Flint, MI to the late Minnie Ploof and the late George G. Spaulding. He attended Flint Public Schools and participated in sports, including basketball and tennis, gaining No. 1 status as a senior at Flint Central High School in 1938. He also attended Flint Junior College (Now known as Mott Community College), graduating in 1940, having played basketball and, again, earned No. 1 ranking on the tennis team. During this time, he worked part-time as a newspaper advertising salesman and news reporter for the Flint News-Advertiser newspaper. He attended the University of Toledo, earning his way through College, with three jobs as a senior, and playing No. 4 on the tennis team, and named coach of the tennis team when the regular coach was drafted in the Army. On December 10, three days after Pearl Harbor, he hitchhiked to a U.S. Navy station North of Detroit and enlisted in the Navy, but there were no immediate berths for officer training, so he was allowed to finish College in 1942. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. In 1942 he attended Midshipmen's School at Notre Dame University and Northwestern University, graduation as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. He was assigned as a Deck Officer on the U.S.S./Navy Burrows, the smallest transport in the Navy, serving various Pacific Islands. After several months, he was assigned to the USS CORE, CVE-13, a "Baby Flat-Top" serving two years in the Atlantic Theatre, on convoy-protection and anti-submarine assignments. He is survived by his loving wife; Doris "Dorie" A. Spaulding, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Two daughters: Crystal Rogers (Perry) of Scottsdale, AZ, and Mary D. Spaulding, of Centennial, CO, Stepdaughter; Laurie Bury (Robert) of Raleigh Durham, NC, Stepson; Mark Millar, of NC , Son: Dr. David G. Spaulding (Patricia) of Midlothian, Texas, Eight grandchildren; Megan Spaulding, Crystal (Michael) Preston, George M. (Jennifer) Spaulding, James D. Spaulding, Victoria Spaulding, Wick Spaulding, Nick Bury and Ben Bury, plus Great grandchildren; Emaline Preston and George Michael Spaulding. A Memorial Service will be held at Second Presbyterian Church on Friday, June 5, 2015 at 3:00 PM. Reception will follow at the College of Charleston, 6 Glebe Street, Charleston, SC. Parking Available. In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be made in his honor to The Dorie and George Spaulding Scholarship Fund, the School of Education, the College of Charleston, 86 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC 29424. Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at www.McAlister-Smith.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to McALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, MT PLEASANT CHAPEL, 1520 RIFLE RANGE ROAD, MT PLEASANT, SC (843) 884-3833. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston