Stan and I shared time as West Point classmates and in Artillery School and Ranger School -- in the Ranger School photo that Bob Keating posted I'm the short one standing behind Stan's right shoulder. There's an adage that says our most impactful impressions of someone come not from something they said or something they did, but rather from how they made you feel. It's been many years since Stan and I last talked, but my lasting impression is that he always made me feel like a valued friend. In his humility he would probably find it odd that I also looked up to him as an example, both personally and professionally. It was his calm demeanor, positive outlook, trustworthiness, dependability, genuine warmth, and a leadership style that focused on humbly serving others. He was a good man. I offer my deepest condolences to Amie, Lauren, Jordan and all of Stan's family.
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My brother-in-law, Stan, was the kindest human to walk the planet. I never heard him say a bad thing about ANYBODY. He took people for face value and never assumed or wrongly inferred details. He cared deeply for his family and humankind. He was proud to serve his country and do it willingly and with no coercion. He was a man who lived doing what he wanted to do, yet was highly responsible and always had others in mind. He was highly educated and still persevered to learn new things and tasks that had earlier eluded him. He was fiercely loyal and adored my sister, Amie like all of us should adore our spouses. His love, devotion, and pride for his kids, Lauren and Jordan, is something that all of us could learn from....Similarly for his two gentle and caring parents, Ann and Lewis George. I am deeply saddened by your loss, Stan, and how devastating this is to your family, not only for the suddenness of your departure but of the thought of living their lives without you. You are a deeply loved and missed and our lives are forever changed with both having you in it and now with your loss. I love you Stan.
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1985, Fort Benning, GA, USA
BOTC '84 Redleg RANGERS class 4-85
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My thoughts and prayers and with Stan's family, friends and colleagues. I had the pleasure of working with Stan when I was at DHS Intergovernmental Affairs (starting in 2008) and then again FEMA External Affairs. He was a great colleague and truly dedicated to the mission of the Department. I always found him to be an ally in trying to make processes and programs better. His passion of public affairs and homeland security will be missed.
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Stan was my first boss in the Army 33 years ago. Fort Ord, CA, 7th Infantry Division (Light). He was a captain and I was a brand new second lieutenant. As such, I hit the jackpot. He was the consummate professional and a superb leader and mentor with an unflinching moral compass. He also showed me that training hard and caring for Soldiers is not an either or proposition. These things set the foundation that guided me through my next 30 years in the Army. Thank you, Sir. I am grateful to have served with and known you. Rest in peace.
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I am so sad and distraught to hear of Stan’s passing. He was one of the most respectful, kind, thoughtful colleagues and friend I have ever met. A true Patriot that dedicated his life to serving his country and helping others, like me starting in their federal government career. I met Stan when I started as an ICE PAO in 2008. Through all these years, we always kept in contact through our shared work in incident communications. We never had a quick phone conversation because he was always full of knowledge, a mentor, a wonderful family man that loved talking about his memories, experiences, and family, but also genuinely cared how I was doing. Coming from a Marine family with two Naval Academy grad siblings, was an interest Stan had in my family and even when I became a mother he always had wise encouraging words of caring sentiments to pass along. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and everyone that loved him. This is such a big loss. He will be forever missed and his memory will always live in everyone that knew him. RIP, Stan. I will miss our conversations.
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We worked together on major issues for many years. Stan was true civil servant, dedicated to a cause greater than himself, sacrificial, and hard-working. But more importantly, he was a true and trusted friend. I will miss him.
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So sorry to hear this. I knew Stanley at Pierce Memorial and at Richmond Academy. Nice guy - always in a good mood. The world lost a good one.
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On my first day at DHS, Stan went out of his way to welcome me, to get to know me, and to seek my input on steady-state program planning and incident response matters. He helped me gently ramp up to the work, but he also respected my input immediately, and saw me as a value-add to the team, starting on day 1, without hesitation, and with the earnest enthusiasm for the work that defined him as a colleague. Our paths crossed after I left DHS, by chance when I was at DOD, and then intentionally when I worked for the City of New York when we connected to cook up some emergency response training and collaboration opportunities. Every time we connected, years later, in different states, for work, for brainstorming sessions, to share news of former colleagues getting cool new jobs, we were delighted by the good fortune to hear what the other had been up to. A sincere, committed public servant, without question. He was a joy, a steady voice, and a kind man all the way around. May peace be with his family during this difficult time.
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2009, DHS HQ NATIONAL JOINT INFORMATION CENTER
White House led communications exercise
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Elaine Wilcher
1980, Academy of Richmond County, Russell Street, Augusta, GA, USA
I remember as always the gentleman. I do believe he had a keen sense of humor. I graduated with him. We had several classes together.
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