From Lydia and Bill Smith

The first is when Thayers and Smiths went to Italy in 2005. It is of Artie, Lydia Smith and George on the Appian Way near Rome.

The second and third are when George organized a group to take a cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow, Russia, in 2007. Picture 2 shows Bill and George having a champagne cocktail at our arrival on the ship. Picture 3 is of Artie and George in Moscow in front of a shopping center called Gum.

We enjoyed all our travels with George and Artie. Our time with George really started in 1963 when he was the only person we knew at our Carson City, NV, court house marriage. No pictures from that but the pictures from a later reception are not good.

George Thayer was a 'one of a kind' person and we miss him.

From Henk and Carol Peeters

The attached photo shows George, Artie and friends in Turkey some years ago. George was unique, totally his own man, marching to his own drummer. When traveling with him it was not unusual for us to look around and ask: “Where is George”, after he had wandered off in pursuit of something intriguing. Yes, he did love cars and we have particularly fond memories of the Cadillac and VW wagon pictured below. We went camping with George in the Cadillac. After taking this monster up and down rocky dirt roads in the Sierras George had to invest in new shocks. As usual George was undaunted. After we were all first married in the sixties George picked up the VW in Germany and we traveled together first visiting my home town, Amsterdam, and then going on to France where we had memorable meals and great wine. We have fond memories of visiting the champagne cellars in Reims and Carol has not so fond memories of George’s reluctance to stop and find a ladies bathroom. In those days, in France, us guys just went behind a tree along the road.

We will miss him.

Henk and Carol Peeters

Pop in Hat

This photo was sent by Nick - this is from Dec. 2008. NYC

From Jon Fennell

Indeed, George was funny and quirky. Will miss his intelligent and opinionated personality at the beach house. God bless him now.

Hi and welcome.

This can be a place online to remember George by. The one photo in the header of this page is probably from his senior year in high school in Jacksonville Ill. The other photo is take on Chebeague Island off the coast of Maine in 2005. While my dad wasn't an avid cyclist, I like that it shows his ease with going with the flow.

Please send photos and stories to tt@eyebuzz.com and they'll be posted as they come in.

Thanks,
Tim Thayer
February, 2010