The following obituary appeared in the Brattleboro (VT) Reformer, June 20, 
2001

George Lake
BRATTLEBORO- George Edward Lake died gently on June 15, 2001, 27 days before 
his 96th birthday, at the West Brattleboro home of his daughter, Doris Lake 
and her husband Peter Diamondstone, where he had recently come to live.

He began his work career at the age of 8 on his father's farm in Huntington, 
NY. Though he did not finish grade school, he acquired and passed on many 
skills, and he worked most of his adult life as a union-member color finisher 
in the photoengraving industry, retiring from that work in 1970. He loved 
being useful and productive and often said, "If I knew I was going to live 
this long, I wouldn't have retired"

Mr. Lake taught many of his skills to his descendants: gardening in his yard; 
shooting pool in his basement; bowling at Brattleboro lanes (after many years 
of tournament bowling, his lifetime average was above 200), and surf casting, 
clamming, and deep-sea fishing on Montauk Pt. He was a crackerjack bridge 
player, continuing to play long after his eyesight became so bad that he 
couldn't tell diamonds from hearts or spades from clubs. He was also a superb 
checker player. While he was an award-winning member of the Sunrise Lawn 
Bowls Club, his favorite was Bocce, which he played even when he could no 
longer see the palina.

He said, "I was never too fond of Roosevelt," which is about as critical of 
anyone as he ever got. He said, "Ronald Reagan is this country's greatest 
president." He was rather proper and stern of aspect, concealing his gentle 
nature. He missed terribly his wife, Katherine, whom he cared for through a 
lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's and who died 8 years ago. Mr. Lake also 
leaves a son Robert Lake, seven grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

There will be a graveside service at Pinelawn Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY on 
June 21. Max Carr of Brattleboro is in charge of the arrangement. In lieu of 
flowers, contributions may be made to one's favorite charity.