Milton M. George Jr. of Amagansett’s Lazy Point, a former car salesman, died on April 16 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. He was 74 and had been in declining health over the past year.
He and his wife, the former Susan Venegas, were married for 50 years, and she was with him when he died.
His daughter, Jennifer Roy, and grandchildren, Ryan and Mia Roy, “were his pride and joy,” his family wrote. Mr. George enjoyed birdwatching, and he passed that enthusiasm on to his grandson, 8, and granddaughter, 5. He would go sea duck hunting with his friend Dennis Curles, and ever since he was a child he would get on the water when he could, whether at the beach, clamming, or out in a boat. He was a sports fan, particularly of the Yankees.
Mr. George was born on May 29, 1948, at Southampton Hospital to Milton George Sr. and the former Dorothy Magee. He grew up at Lazy Point and graduated in 1967 from East Hampton High School, after which he served in the Navy as a boilerman aboard the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts.
He and his wife were married on May 27, 1972, and settled in Sag Harbor, where they raised their daughter. He worked as a salesman for Plitt Ford Lincoln-Mercury in East Hampton and Yawney Motors and Storms Ford, both in Southampton. “He loved his work and loved taking care of his customers and his family,” his wife said.
Even while living in Sag Harbor the couple spent lots of time at Lazy Point. “That was his happy place,” his wife said. When Mr. George retired in 2016, they returned full time to his childhood home there, where he liked being surrounded by wildlife.
In addition to his wife and his daughter, who lives in Westerly, R.I., he is survived by his son-in-law, Michael Roy, and by two brothers, Gary George of Victoria, Va., and Wayne George of Port Orange, Fla., and his wife, Cindy. He leaves one sister, Darlene Moran, also of Port Orange.
At his request there was no service. His family has suggested contributions to the Amagansett Fire Department, P.O. Box 911, Amagansett 11930, or Ducks Unlimited, attention Memorial Contributions, 1 Waterfowl Way, Memphis, Tenn. 38120, or online at donate.ducks.org.
