- Date Of Birth: April 18, 1942
- Date Of Death: January 29, 2019
- State: Massachusetts
George William Hale III, 76, longtime resident of Plymouth, MA and previously of Portland, CT, passed away peacefully at home in Plymouth on January 29. . George leaves wife Adele (Sassi) Hale, son James and his wife Suzanne of Plymouth, son Timothy and his wife Tammy of Lunenburg, MA, and grandchildren Ashley, Christopher, Alexa and Ethan, as well as sister Jane and her husband Charlie Gustafson, of East Haddam. And brother Jeff and his wife Ginny of Portland. He also leaves Adele’s children Erik Bjornson and wife Rhonda, and Jen Cashton and husband Jason, and grandchildren Heath, Tanner, Chris and Nora, as well as many nephews, nieces, cousins and other cherished family. . George was pre-deceased by first wife Judy in 2013, and by his brother David Hale. He was born in Portland on April 18, 1942 to Bernice (Gelineau) and George Hale, Jr. He graduated from Portland High School in 1960, married high school sweetheart Judith Kelsey in 1962, and they built a home on Kelsey family land in 1965, where their two sons were born, a home he kept and cherished all his life, despite moving to other states for his career.George began his lifelong love of and career in produce distribution and management as a boy in Portland, working on the Gotta family farm to harvest fruit and vegetables. As a teenager, he began work at the Portland Supermarket, where he worked for several years and rose to Produce Manager and Store Manager, before being recruited by the Stop and Shop Company as Produce Manager and then regional Produce Buyer for stores in the Portland area. In 1974, he was promoted to Regional Produce Buyer for the Boston area by Stop and Shop, so he and Judy moved to Plymouth, MA. George worked in produce procurement and management for Stop and Shop for more than 20 years, often traveling around the country to meet with suppliers and growers. When home, his days began at 2 AM, when he headed to the produce markets in Boston to inspect produce and place orders for his 1995, George and Judy moved to Virginia, where he continued his produce management career, working for several large grocery store chains. When George retired in 2007, they moved back to Massachusetts to be nearer their beloved family, and where George fought a courageous and successful long-term battle against cancer, gratefully participating in a Dana Farber test for a new melanoma treatment, which he credited with giving him ten years of happiness and restored health.Family was the joy of George’s life. He took tremendous pride in his sons’ athletic, academic and professional accomplishments and joyfully attended all their games and sports events.
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