George Edward Hoare
Share
Let the family know you care by sharing this tribute
George Edward Hoare, 93, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on December 20, 2024, at Garden Terrace of Overland Park, KS, following an extended bout with pneumonia. A memorial “Celebration of Life” service will be held on Saturday January 18 at 2PM, in the main sanctuary of Second Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, MO.
George was born on March 1, 1931, in Watkins Glen, NY. He graduated from the Kent School, Kent, CT and Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. His long professional career included sales and contracting positions with Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY and St. Louis, MO, Owens Corning Fiberglass, Kansas City, MO, and Tamko Asphalt Products, Omaha, NE.
George met his wife, Betty (née Bodman) in St. Louis, MO, and they were married on May 16, 1958. Together they raised six children and many cherished pets. Alongside his professional journey, George was an avid woodworker and a remarkable home remodeler, not to mention a faithful devotee of the quest for the perfect barbecue; while he met that goal on countless occasions, it continued to be, as he might have put it, “a fleeting thing, like skipping a rock across a pond…”
Throughout his long life, George’s myriad paths and adventures were shaped by a character and ethos that embodied compassion, kindness and respect for others. Such values defined George’s professional and personal relationships, as well as his and Betty’s social vision: their involvement in the Civil Rights and Fair Housing Movements of the 1960s and 70s, their devoted service as Foster Parents, and their active participation in the congregational life of Second Presbyterian Church of Kansas City, MO.
George was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Hoare, in 2022. Survivors include his brothers, David Hoare (Sharon) of Camillus, NY and Stephen Hoare (Charlotte) of Blandon, PA; his children, Lynn Lutjen, Timothy Hoare (Baikaew), Amy White (David), Ellen Daniel (Scott), Mary Hoare, and Chad Hoare (Kate); eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
As one of his children recently expressed, “He was the most winsome, affirming, creative– and yet the most humble and self-effacing– individual I have ever known.”
From all your children, we love you, Dad… thank you for the privilege to learn all that you taught us, to embrace all that you gave us, and to carry on…
Love you all and praying for peace for you during this difficult time.
Sending love and prayers to you all
Always a smile and a kind word, in the old 59th Hood and at Second, blessings to you all and cherish the fact that he was wise enough to live the life he truly wanted to live!
God Bless You!
Dan French
Sending hugs , prayers and love to all of the family . So sorry for everyone’s loss. Thinking of all of you in this difficult time .
All my love to my dear cousins and their children and grandchildren. He will be dearly missed by all.
Mr. Hoare seen me grow from a young boy to an adult with children of my own. He was a great man who always welcomed me into his home and showed me love and compassion. I will always remember him for being so kind and just a pleasure to be around. Thank you everything.
Mr. Hoare also saw me grow up from a young, pimple-popping preteen to an adult. He and his wife always greeted me with kindness and the utmost respect. After greeting each other, their follow-up question was always how my dad was if he wasn’t present. It was always a pleasure to be around them.
I just want to say how much I enjoyed George and Betty growing up from like grade school through high school and stuff. They always welcomed everybody into their home. We never felt any difference or what not and I know that Mary and Chad had a great life and opportunity because of them and that makes me love them even
more!