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| Geslacht | Man |
| Familienaam |
Stegenga |
| Roepnaam |
George | | Voornamen |
Gerben B. |
| Geboren |
zo 13 feb 1921 te Boornzwaag bron: gravestone;
aangifte: geboortebericht; |
| Overleden |
vr 29 mei 1998 te Houston, Washington, Pennsylvania 77jr bron: United States Social Security Death Index; |
| Begraven |
op 31-05-1998 te Washington, Washington, United Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Beroep |
US Navy, Washington attorney;
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| Adres |
Eighty Four
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advertentie:
1998 : George B. Stegenga: Attorney dead at 77
A Washington attorney considered by his peers to be "one of the best trial attorneys at the bar," died Friday at his home following a brief illness. George B. Stegenga, 77, practiced civil and criminal law in Washington and also was a past-president of the Washington County Bar Association. Stegenga was well respected by his colleagues. "He’s handled all kinds of cases and he handled them well. He was a solo practitioner," said Washington County President Judge Thomas D. Gladden, who knew Stegenga for more than 40 years. "He was considered by his peers to be one of the best trial attorneys at the bar." Washington County Judge Thomas J. Terputac said he respected George Steganga when he tried cases against him, and then later when Stegenga tried cases in Terputac’s courtroom. "I’ve always had high regard for him and his abilities," Terputac said. "He was always well prepared and had a good sense of humor.’ His son, George Steganga Jr., described his father as the backbone of the family. "He was probably the most compassionate, intelligent man I ever met. There were a lot of personal problems in our family and he never gave up on anyone," said George Steganga Jr. "He was the Rock of Gibraltar." Stegenga traveled extensively. He also was an antique collector and was widely recognized as an expert in early American pewter. He was born February 13, 1921, in Friesland, Holland. He was a member of First United Presbyterian Church of Houston, where he served as an elder and had taught Sunday School for many years.
He graduated from East Washington High School in 1938 and Temple University in 1942. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic Submarine Patrol and the Pacific Theater’s Third Fleet under Admiral Halsey. From 1946 to 1949, he attended University of Pittsburgh Law School and became the editor of its Law Review in 1949. Stegenga’s legal career included being president of the Washington County Bar Association in 1979, president of the Conference of Bar Leaders in 1983, a member of the House of Delegates from 1979 to 1989 and a member of the Pennsylvania Judiciary Committee from 1983 to 1987. He was a charter member of Canonsburg-Houston Lions Club and served a term as its president. He also was a member of the Fort Nightly Club. Surviving in addition to his son, George Stegenga Jr., are his wife, Betty Ingram Stegenga; another son, David I. Stegenga of Houston; three daughters, Jann Mumford of Crystal River, Fla., Dorothy Fryer of St. Louis, Mo., and Robin Fox of Erie; 10 grandchildren; a sister, Anna Jack of Fulshear, Texas; and a brother, Benjamin Stegenga of St. Clairsville, Ohio. bron: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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bericht:
1921 : DONIAWERSTAL, vau 13—27 Febr. Geboren: Gerben zv Benjamin Stegenga en Wiepkjen van der Wind te Boornzwaag bron: Nieuwsblad van Friesland van 1-3-1921
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