George Bernard Till was born on August 20, 1933, to George and Vera Bernice on his Aunt Margaret's farm in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was the youngest of six siblings and his mother tragically died due to complications from his birth. George's Aunt Margaret had married late in life and was childless, so for all intents and purposes, she became George's surrogate mother. Family tradition reports that she spoiled him just a bit.

George's oldest sibling was sixteen years older than her baby brother, which resulted in George first becoming an uncle at the tender age of nine months.  George and his first niece attended the same high school, and "Uncle George" could be heard echoing down the hallways.

Shortly after graduating from high school, George met Barbara Ann Truelove at a local roller-skating rink.  Their courtship was quick, and they married nine months after meeting on September 27, 1952.  A year after the wedding George was drafted into the Army.  George reported to basic training just as Barb found out that she was pregnant.  George was stationed in Japan and served two years. He finally returned home to Fort Wayne to meet his eighteen-month-old son.  The family continued to stay on the farm with Aunt Margaret while George embarked on a college education.

In short order, George obtained a four-year bachelor's degree from the Indiana Institute of Technology, although he did it in two and a half years.  In that time, George and Barb both worked and welcomed a daughter into the family.  Upon completion of his degree, George was hired by IBM, a then fledgling computer company. The job relocated George and family to Springfield, Ohio, and the family grew by two more sons and one more daughter.  The delivery doctor told Barb that he had never seen three babies look so much alike and so much like their father. IBM next moved George and the family to Terre Haute, Indiana where they welcomed the youngest son and then it was off to Endicott, New York.

George's professional life would continue to relocate the family first to Syracuse and finally to Grafton, Massachusetts.  The computer companies changed, and George's skills grew with the industry.  While George was working for Prime Computer, he began traveling to Japan on business. Ever the product of the Depression, George used his frequent flyer miles to bring Barb along on one business trip and extend the time for a well-earned vacation.

George had many talents and hobbies that he enjoyed and developed throughout his life. Travel, photography, carpentry (not sure if that was a hobby, a necessity, or something passed down from his father), cooking, stained glass and card playing were all integral parts of his life. He could always be counted on to help a family member or friend with his skills when the occasion presented itself.

Family was always of paramount importance to George, both his not so small nuclear family and the larger and more far-flung extended one.  The importance of the Fort Wayne roots shared by both George and Barb were encoded in their children.  When George's father was about to celebrate his ninetieth birthday, it was assumed all the children would attend.  To that end, George rented an RV and collected his motley collection of children to transport them to the party. Five generations of Tills showed up, and the memories of that trip are still poignant after thirty-five years. George endeavored to attend as many functions and get togethers as possible even if it was meeting two nieces for lunch during a lay-over in Atlanta.

George was never an "all-work" kind of guy.  He loved having fun and teasing his wife (rather ironic for his children, since they were constantly being told to stop teasing each other).  One fall, George was exploring his culinary arts hobby and kept asking Barb how she'd like a food processor.  She finally told her husband that she didn't care if he bought one but that it had better not be a Christmas present for her.  So, on Christmas morning, imagine Barb's surprise when she opened her gift and found a Cuisinart.  George quickly told her that it was a joke and that her true present was still under the tree.  Upon opening that present, Barb found an apron.  She favored George with the look usually reserved for a truly misbehaving child, at which point George told her to look in the pocket.  That was the year Barb's gift was diamond earrings, George got his food processor, and occasionally wore the apron.

George is survived by his six children, James, Ann, Jeffery, David, Regina, and John, ten grandchildren, and one great grandchild. He was loved and will be missed by a staggering number of nieces, nephews, cousins and innumerable friends, including his dear friend and loving companion, Linda Coffin. He departed this life on August 29, 2023, after a sudden decline in health.  He died quietly, in accordance with his wishes, and holding the hands of ones he loved. His son Jeffrey paid him his greatest tribute when he said, "My heart is breaking…but when I think of Dad, I can't help but smile."

George's funeral will be held at St. Peter's Catholic Church 359 New York Ave. DeLand, Florida at 9:30 on October 14, 2023. His family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to: Halifax Health- Hospice Care Center; 1625 Veterans Memorial Parkway; Orange City, Florida, where George and Barb both volunteered.