George Satterthwaite

Francis George Satterthwaite was born to Marion Bloch Satterthwaite and Edward Jovito Satterthwaite on November 26, 1936, in San Francisco, CA. He died on July 5, 2023, in Pacific Grove, CA. George had a long and illustrious life. George and his family moved to Annapolis, MD when he was ten. After graduating from St. Mary's High School, he went to Fordham University where he received a B. A. in Physics. He married Judith Simpson while at Fordham and his daughter Kimberly was born on the day he graduated. There would follow three more children with Judith: Jory, Penny and Ted. After graduation, George joined the Navy and had over 40 years of both active and inactive service. He served on the USS Benham and the USS Jallao, trained as a submariner, taught at the US Naval Academy and earned a Master's Degree in Mathematics. He left the Navy after seven years to pursue a civilian career at The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and at Nuclear Utilities Services. While working on his Phd. in Public Administration at American University he began consulting with the Model Cities Program. He formed his own consulting firm and married Mary Jo McDonough with whom he had two sons – Daniel and James. After finishing his Phd. George took the family to Newport, RI, to teach at The Naval War College as a civilian, although he remained active in the Naval Reserves attaining the rank of Captain. After four years, he was offered a job at the Monterey Institute of International Studies which he could not refuse, returning to the state of his birth. Soon, amazingly, he was offered the opportunity to go back on active duty. Captain Satterthwaite served fourteen years in Washington, DC, in India and then in Indonesia as the Naval Attache in the US Embassy, and in Peru as the Defense Attache. Many accomplishments in those positions, and many adventures. He wrote a book about this which is still used in attache training. When Captain Satterthwaite fully retired from the Navy he moved the family back to California where he taught at the Naval Postgraduate School. He continued teaching after full retirement, as a substitute and tutor at the Carmel Middle School and Monterey High School. George loved teaching almost as much as he loved the Navy. He also loved swimming, traveling, the Catholic Church, and his family which now includes 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. George and Mary Jo were one month short of 50 years married when he died. Captain Satterthwaite will be buried at the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord in Monterey , CA, with full military honors, on August 8 at 11. Arrangements by Sacred Space Memorial.

George Satterthwaite

November 26, 1936 - July 5, 2023