Born in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Sadie and Joseph Michael Shine (served in WWI), brother of Paul, 27 (Wedding Usher), Helen Shine, 23 (Wedding Bridesmaid), and Claire, 19. Husband of Helen Eustis Cameron Shine.
George W. Shine, a retired vice president of Avon Products, Inc and a former official in an organization pressing for information about soldiers missing in Vietnam, died on October 29, 1990 at his home in Southbury, Conn. He was 80 years old.
He died of cancer according to his wife Helen.
Mr. Shine was a 1932 graduate of Boston College and served in the Army during WWII, European Theater on General Omar Bradley's staff, then transferred to the Air Force reserve and was called up for a couple of years during the Korean War, serving at Mitchell Field on Long Island (did not deploy to Korea). He did not stay in to retirement. His final grade was Lt Col, USAF.
He was with Dennison manufacturing in Manhattan when he Helen Cameron married on October 8, 1937 when he was living on Central Parkway, Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York.
George then joined Avon, where he was a vice president when he retired there in 1971.
George and Helen E Shine raised their children to love their country. He lost two sons in Vietnam. The youngest, 1LT Jonathan Cameron Shine, U.S. Army, was killed in Vietnam in 1970, and buried at the Military Academy, West Point. George's oldest son, Lt. Col. Anthony C Shine, USAF, was listed as Missing in Action in Vietnam in 1972 and was still missing as of George's death in 1990. He did not see his son's remains returned.
Thanks in particular to the tireless efforts of George's granddaughter, Colleen Shine, Anthony's remains were recovered from Vietnam in 1996, and in October of that year, Lt. Col. Anthony Cameron Shine was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
George was affiliated with the National League of Families of American P.O.W.'s and M.I.A.'s for about 10 years and was the organization's treasurer when he died.
In addition to his wife, he was survived by a son, Colonel Alexander Paul Shine (USA retired and a Vietnam Veteran, currently of Carlisle, PA.; his daughter, LTC Sarah Shine (U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Ret, and a veteran of service with the Red Cross in Vietnam), (1949-2009) Clifton Park, NY, and six grandchildren.
George W. Shine, a retired vice president of Avon Products, Inc and a former official in an organization pressing for information about soldiers missing in Vietnam, died on October 29, 1990 at his home in Southbury, Conn. He was 80 years old.
He died of cancer according to his wife Helen.
Mr. Shine was a 1932 graduate of Boston College and served in the Army during WWII, European Theater on General Omar Bradley's staff, then transferred to the Air Force reserve and was called up for a couple of years during the Korean War, serving at Mitchell Field on Long Island (did not deploy to Korea). He did not stay in to retirement. His final grade was Lt Col, USAF.
He was with Dennison manufacturing in Manhattan when he Helen Cameron married on October 8, 1937 when he was living on Central Parkway, Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York.
George then joined Avon, where he was a vice president when he retired there in 1971.
George and Helen E Shine raised their children to love their country. He lost two sons in Vietnam. The youngest, 1LT Jonathan Cameron Shine, U.S. Army, was killed in Vietnam in 1970, and buried at the Military Academy, West Point. George's oldest son, Lt. Col. Anthony C Shine, USAF, was listed as Missing in Action in Vietnam in 1972 and was still missing as of George's death in 1990. He did not see his son's remains returned.
Thanks in particular to the tireless efforts of George's granddaughter, Colleen Shine, Anthony's remains were recovered from Vietnam in 1996, and in October of that year, Lt. Col. Anthony Cameron Shine was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
George was affiliated with the National League of Families of American P.O.W.'s and M.I.A.'s for about 10 years and was the organization's treasurer when he died.
In addition to his wife, he was survived by a son, Colonel Alexander Paul Shine (USA retired and a Vietnam Veteran, currently of Carlisle, PA.; his daughter, LTC Sarah Shine (U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Ret, and a veteran of service with the Red Cross in Vietnam), (1949-2009) Clifton Park, NY, and six grandchildren.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Sadie and Joseph Michael Shine (served in WWI), brother of Paul, 27 (Wedding Usher), Helen Shine, 23 (Wedding Bridesmaid), and Claire, 19. Husband of Helen Eustis Cameron Shine.
George W. Shine, a retired vice president of Avon Products, Inc and a former official in an organization pressing for information about soldiers missing in Vietnam, died on October 29, 1990 at his home in Southbury, Conn. He was 80 years old.
He died of cancer according to his wife Helen.
Mr. Shine was a 1932 graduate of Boston College and served in the Army during WWII, European Theater on General Omar Bradley's staff, then transferred to the Air Force reserve and was called up for a couple of years during the Korean War, serving at Mitchell Field on Long Island (did not deploy to Korea). He did not stay in to retirement. His final grade was Lt Col, USAF.
He was with Dennison manufacturing in Manhattan when he Helen Cameron married on October 8, 1937 when he was living on Central Parkway, Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York.
George then joined Avon, where he was a vice president when he retired there in 1971.
George and Helen E Shine raised their children to love their country. He lost two sons in Vietnam. The youngest, 1LT Jonathan Cameron Shine, U.S. Army, was killed in Vietnam in 1970, and buried at the Military Academy, West Point. George's oldest son, Lt. Col. Anthony C Shine, USAF, was listed as Missing in Action in Vietnam in 1972 and was still missing as of George's death in 1990. He did not see his son's remains returned.
Thanks in particular to the tireless efforts of George's granddaughter, Colleen Shine, Anthony's remains were recovered from Vietnam in 1996, and in October of that year, Lt. Col. Anthony Cameron Shine was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
George was affiliated with the National League of Families of American P.O.W.'s and M.I.A.'s for about 10 years and was the organization's treasurer when he died.
In addition to his wife, he was survived by a son, Colonel Alexander Paul Shine (USA retired and a Vietnam Veteran, currently of Carlisle, PA.; his daughter, LTC Sarah Shine (U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Ret, and a veteran of service with the Red Cross in Vietnam), (1949-2009) Clifton Park, NY, and six grandchildren.
George W. Shine, a retired vice president of Avon Products, Inc and a former official in an organization pressing for information about soldiers missing in Vietnam, died on October 29, 1990 at his home in Southbury, Conn. He was 80 years old.
He died of cancer according to his wife Helen.
Mr. Shine was a 1932 graduate of Boston College and served in the Army during WWII, European Theater on General Omar Bradley's staff, then transferred to the Air Force reserve and was called up for a couple of years during the Korean War, serving at Mitchell Field on Long Island (did not deploy to Korea). He did not stay in to retirement. His final grade was Lt Col, USAF.
He was with Dennison manufacturing in Manhattan when he Helen Cameron married on October 8, 1937 when he was living on Central Parkway, Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York.
George then joined Avon, where he was a vice president when he retired there in 1971.
George and Helen E Shine raised their children to love their country. He lost two sons in Vietnam. The youngest, 1LT Jonathan Cameron Shine, U.S. Army, was killed in Vietnam in 1970, and buried at the Military Academy, West Point. George's oldest son, Lt. Col. Anthony C Shine, USAF, was listed as Missing in Action in Vietnam in 1972 and was still missing as of George's death in 1990. He did not see his son's remains returned.
Thanks in particular to the tireless efforts of George's granddaughter, Colleen Shine, Anthony's remains were recovered from Vietnam in 1996, and in October of that year, Lt. Col. Anthony Cameron Shine was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
George was affiliated with the National League of Families of American P.O.W.'s and M.I.A.'s for about 10 years and was the organization's treasurer when he died.
In addition to his wife, he was survived by a son, Colonel Alexander Paul Shine (USA retired and a Vietnam Veteran, currently of Carlisle, PA.; his daughter, LTC Sarah Shine (U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Ret, and a veteran of service with the Red Cross in Vietnam), (1949-2009) Clifton Park, NY, and six grandchildren.
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