George at outdoor award
George at award ceremony
George outside with friends
On sailboat
George's brother sailing
George with sailboat parked in back yard
"Remembering Twig" memorial story about George
Pink polo shirt
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
Crescent Beach Park - Flagpole/Memorial for 9/11 Victims
Garrison Elementary School American Patriot Garden
Keansburg Beach Front Memorial
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Fifty years ago, when George E. Spencer was born, he was the third person in his family to carry that name. So his parents immediately branded him Twig, the newest branch on the family tree.
The nickname stuck. With the exception of his colleagues at Euro Brokers, which Mr. Spencer joined earlier this year, Spencer liked to shock. Living in London during the 1980's, he startled his neighbors by barbecueing in the rain. He stunned conservative colleagues by wearing a pink oxford-cloth shirt to work on Friday, a color no Briton dared to don. Soon every Friday was pink-shirt day.
A veteran of several Wall Street firms, Mr. Spencer hoped to retire and teach history, his wife, Cathy, said. He liked to combine exercise and adventure - climbing, mountain biking, body surfing, sailing.
Most importantly, Mr. Spencer always encouraged his wife, daughter and son to chase their dreams. "He was always a lot prouder of me than I was," Mrs. Spencer said. On the morning of Sept. 11, he left her a note on the kitchen counter of their West Norwalk, Conn., home: "Stop being critical of yourself," it said. "Enjoy life. Today is another day. Chance to live a little."
To the family and friends of
To the family and friends of George E. Spencer III,
On this 14th anniversary of 9/11 I wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I never met George, however, he came into my life at the WTC Memorial this past spring on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015. I was in NYC on holiday and decided to visit the WTC Memorial for the first time. It was a beautiful sunny cool spring day. As I stood looking over the cascading waterfall, rays of light bounced off the falling water. It was a very positive energy. Not knowing any of the souls who lost their lives on 9/11 I decided to let my finger be drawn to a name on the black granite and the name that my finger was drawn to was that of George s. I wrote down his name on a small piece of paper after saying a prayer for him. And now, on 9/11/15, coming home to Milwaukee from work in Chicago, I went into my study to look out the window at the view of Lake Michigan and my hand went over to a ceramic bowl, and I picked up a small piece of paper and on it was George's name that I wrote down at the WTC site. So, I decided to learn a little about George by googling his name and I came across his photo next to a sail boat etc. I also read his obituary from the 9/20/01 NY Times. Lastly I came across across this nice story about him from the 9/17/01 Times with a tribute next to his name "CHASE DREAMS, He Taught". You all have very precious memories of him, which I hope soften the memories of the day you lost him. May he RIP.
Posted by Eugene S. Pocernich
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