George Thomas, V

George Thomas, V, born on May 16, 1937, died on Monday, April 28, 2025, in Lewisburg, PA, having enjoyed his roller coaster ride of life experiences.

His favorite pastime was reading, learning, and taking hundreds of hours of undergraduate and graduate college courses in mainstream and an esoteric, eclectic mix of subjects. He also enjoyed listening to music in nearly all genres and traveling far and wide.

At eighteen, George felt he owed a debt to the country and to honor the men and women who served during WWII and the Korean War and joined the U.S. Army for three years. He was fortunate to be given the responsibility and experiences implied by the Army commercial “Be All You Can Be.”

As a young lad, George remembered seeing Civil War Veteransin a Fourth of July parade. He also saw Spanish American War Veterans and WWI Veterans in later Fourth of July parades. Now we are losing the last of the living WWII and Koren War Veterans. Unfortunately, the country has lost the patriotic spirit embodied in those former Fourth of July parades.

Approaching his end-of-life, George reflected on his greatest disappointment. It wasn’t the roads not taken. It is the moral decay infecting our country, concern for its future, and inability to reverse the downward spiral.

He believed some of the most prominent politicians of our times lack any sense of morality and was mystified that those politicians have many followers that think the lack of any morality is admirable.

Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late George, IV and Mary Roberts Thomas. George enjoyed the love and companionship of his late wife, Janet Johnson, for nearly fifty years, the loving care of his two children: George VI of Seattle, WA and Elizabeth of Lewisburg, PA; his sister: Mary T. Carl; his brother: J. Preston Thomas, II; and his faithful companion, Lucky.

Living in many places, including Europe, NYC, DC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and the California desert, was a joy and each made him feel at home and as if he always lived there. Tehachapi, CA was his favorite.

George was fortunate to have a dozen, close, long-term friends, and had rewarding work experiences. He worked as a professional photographer and with data processing at Air Products and Chemicals, J.T. Baker Chemicals, American Olean Tile Company, the Naval Aviation Supply office, and for the Pennsylvania Department of Education. On weekends, as a guest user of the NIH and GEICO computer systems, George honed his computer skills by testing features available in the latest IBM software.

He was a member of the Upper Saucon Lions Club, a lifetime member of the NRA, and former member of the Upper Saucon Planning Commission and Sewer Authority.

George believed in the Humanist Creed and was a member of the Ethical Society.

A private viewing is scheduled for his family to say “Farewell and Rest in Peace.”

Arrangements are in the care of the C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., Quakertown.

Per Mr. Thomas, no memorial contributions are requested, but should someone wish to contribute to a charity, they should make a donation to their favorite charity or to The Salvation Army Allentown Crops., 144 North 8th Street, Allentown, PA 18101, or Doctors Without Borders, 40 Rector Street, FL 16, New York, NY 10006.