George Edward Spencer, Jr. 1-16-1922 - 5-23- 2013

George Edward Spencer, Jr. of Mount Dora, Florida, entered into eternal life on May 23, 2013. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, George was born to Jesse Fairbank and George Edward Spencer, Sr. George is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 68 years, Jean (nee Toth), his son, Geoffrey Thomas Spencer (Poppy). George is the loving father of his late son, George Edward Spencer, III, (Catherine), and further survived by grandchildren, Ted Spencer, (Jennifer), Lisa Spencer Carlton, (Calvin), Jonathon Spencer, and five great ? grandchildren, and many loving and adoring friends.

In 1945, George received his medical degree and graduated Cum Laude from University of Michigan Medical School. He immediately interned at Charity Hospital of Louisiana in New Orleans. In 1946, as a naval physician, he was a Lieutenant JG and assigned to the Veterans Hospital in Jackson, MS. In 1948, George returned to Cleveland and completed his Orthopaedic training at the University Hospital in Cleveland, OH, where he eventually became professor of Orhtopaedic Surgery and joined the staff at University Hospital. In 1975, he became Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at St. Lukes Hospital in Cleveland, OH. In 1989, George retired, and he and Jean moved to Mount Dora, Florida.

George was a member of past president of the Cleveland Orthopaedic Club. He was President of the Clinical Orthopaedic Society, as well as a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and American Orthopaedic Association.

George was a devoted husband and father; he and his wife Jean enjoyed many travels around the world. One of George?s great passions was racing his beloved Flying Scot sailboat, Misty, which he enjoyed with his two sons. George raced and sailed Misty on Lake Erie, Crystal Lake, Michigan, Chautauqua Lake, New York, and Lake Dora in Mount Dora, FL.

George and Jean both shared many happy times with their good friends from the Mount Dora community and Mount Dora Yacht Club, where George was proud to be the Regatta Chair for 6 consecutive years.

Memorial contributions may be made in George?s honor to Cornerstone Hospice: 2445 Lane Park Road, Tavares, FL, 32778 and First Presbyterian Church in Mount Dora: 222 W. 6th Ave, Mt. Dora, FL, 32757. Memorial Services will be announced at a later date.