George J. Maczali

George J. Maczali, 79, was born in Newark, New Jersey on March 17, 1928. He crossed over the bar and is now piloted by the Grand Master toward his desired haven. On November 1, 2007, he left behind his lifes companion and chief mate, wife, Dorothy. He is also survived by a brother-in-law, niece and nephews in Ohio. At age 16 he served in WWII in the U.S. Merchant Marines as Radio Officer and was torpedoed twice. After the war he took regency board examinations, entered and graduated from Newark College of Engineering with a B.S. in electrical engineering. He returned to sea as a Marine Radio Officer serving on various types of vessels until retirement from the sea. Ashore, he was employed by ITT World Communications at KLC Galveston Radio as Coastal Radiotelegraph Operator and Marine Service Engineer becoming Relief Assistant Manager before the station was sold to private interests. He was employed as Marine Service Engineer with ITT Mackay Marine, Radio Marine Corporation of America, Radio Holland and Texas Electronics. He was Communications Officer at the Emergency Operations Center for the City of Houston and Harris County, Office of Emergency Management until retirement from the city. He was a member of Holland Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M., Scottish Rite and Arabia Temple Shrine, Marine Square Club of Houston, Quarter Century Wireless Assoc., Society of Wireless Pioneers, Veteran Wireless Operators Assoc., Houston Vintage Radio Club, American Merchant Marine Veterans Lone Star Chapter Treasurer, and Council of American Master Mariners. He was a lifetime member of the Radio Relay League, Amateur Radio, K5STR, Extra Class. Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea. George was preceded in death by his parents, George and Anna Maczali of New Jersey and his sister, Irene Vaught of Ohio. Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M., Sunday, November 4, 2007 in the Chapel of Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home in Rosenberg with a wake at 7:00 P.M. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 A.M., Monday, November 5, 2007 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Richmond. Father Howard Drabek will officiate the service. For those wishing, memorials may be made in Georges name to Holland Lodge No. 1, A.F. & A.M., 4911 Montrose Blvd., Houston, Texas 77006-6530 or Wellsprings, Inc., P.O. Box 311017, Houston, Texas 77231.

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George J. Maczali

March 17, 1928 - November 1, 2007