George Edward Newstedt
March 4, 1938 ~ May 8, 2009
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
George Edward Newstedt, Sr., 71, of Asheville, NC, passed away May 8, 2009.
He was born in Cincinnati, OH, to Dorothy Pape and Tudor Newstedt. He later attended The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ from 1952-1957; Duke University, Durham, NC from 1957-1961. He served 2 years in the Naval Air Reserve, Patrol Squadron Six Hundred Sixty-One.
He moved to the Washington, DC area where he began his career as a CPA with Arthur Young & Co. He then became Administrator & Comptroller of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1968-1975. He continued his career with the National Geographic Society for the next 24 years and retired in 1999 as Vice President & Controller. He also served on the Board of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, Bethesda, MD, and was very proud of his association with that fine group.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 30 years, Patricia Kobel Newstedt; former wife, Louise Lucas Kinnear of Potomac, MD; a brother Stephen Pape Newstedt (Armida) of Bolinas, CA; sons, Stephen Andrew Newstedt (Jane), and James Henry Newstedt, both of Rockville, MD; George Edward Newstedt, Jr. (Stephanie), of Winston-Salem, NC; and grandsons George Edward Newstedt, III and Andrew Vance Newstedt of Winston-Salem. Also, his beloved dogs, Teddy and Duffy.
The family would like to thank the doctors and nursing staff of Asheville Specialty Hospital for their professional and tender care of George and his family members during this very difficult time.
A celebration of his life will be held at the family summer home at Columbus Beach, Indian River, Michigan at a later date.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Asheville Humane Society, 55 Shiloh Rd., Suite 6, Asheville, NC 28803
Pat and family, I am sorry for the loss of such an awesome man. I love ya and can’t wait to see you again.
Dear Pat and family,
Nancy and I were so very sorry to hear about George’s passing. He was such a great guy- I have such wonderful memories of being on Burt Lake with him and his family. Everytime I see a California speed boat, I think of George.
You will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Condolences to you all on George’s passing. I regret our lack of contact over the years. I am the daughter of D.B. and J.Roger Newstedt, M.D. and the granddaughter of August & Anna Newstedt. My family will be in the U.P. all summer. If you feel so inclined to let me know of the service in Indian River, I would be grateful. With my thoughts and prayers to you all, Anne
My Dearest Friend Pat and Family,
May God Bless you all in this time of your loss. You all are in my prayers and thoughts. We as your friends are here for you.
Love,
Alisa and Buddy Dean
Dear Pat and family, I am sorry to here of George’s passing.My heart goes out to you Pat,if you need me I am here for you.
Dear Pat, George, Steve and Jamie
We were shocked to hear of George’s passing, he was such a big part of my time at NGS. We spent many an hour together, I think we both saw Letterman for the first time one late night during the system conversion. He was the real force behind the changes in finance there. He will be missed by many of us.
Please let us know when the memorial service will be in Michigan, a place he loved dearly.
Doug, Sharon, Sarah and Pam Hill
Pat
We just found out about George. Needless to say, we are very saddened. We were just talking about you two this morning. I was going to call George today and ask him when you would be taking your annual trip to Michigan. We have been trying to figure out how we could get back to Ashville or Michigan to see you or to see if you wanted to come down to either Fort Myers or Richmond. In times like this, it’s the lost opportunities that make you ache with sorrow.
I loved and respected George for his many fine qualities, but what I loved best was his love of his family, his wonderful sense of humor, and his big heart. George was a special friend, someone I always felt comfortable discussing any topic with, always knowing we would both walk away either laughing ourselves silly or be better educated on the subject matter. I am going to miss that kind of friendship.
Pat, if there is anything you need, please know that we are here for you. Also, please let us know when the Memorial Service will be in Michigan.
You and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.
George was my neighbor (across the street) for the past few years. I will miss him. He was a well-read, intelligent man with whom I enjoyed conversation. We, also, shared a few jokes along the way. I wish I could have had more time to get to know him better. I reget that our friendship was so brief. We still had so many stories to tell and unlimited quantities of ‘BS’ to pass around. He was fun to be with in that way.
So long, George the First!
(from George the Second)