George Eugene Koch VP-4 1954 – 1957
George Eugene Koch, age 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 12, 2025, in his Sierra Madre home with his nurse practitioner, Renee Rillorta, by his side.
George was born in Burbank on March 1, 1930, five months after the 1929 stock market crash. He was a true child of the Depression.
He grew up in Las Vegas along with the City. As a young teen, he had a job shining shoes, accidentally shining a pair of suede shoes. They belonged to Bugsy Siegel, who shrugged it off with a, “kid, it is ok, everyone makes mistakes.”
He graduated from UCLA with a business degree and quickly joined the Navy in the final stages of the Korean Conflict. There he flew and loved the regiment Everything was taken care of; his paychecks went straight into his savings account.
That saving habit would leave a legacy for his children and their children, as it enabled him to buy a house on Grandview in Sierra Madre in 1958.
Married for 67 years to Margaret Florence Lawlor, they had three children: Denise, Traci, and Joh. Marge preceded George in death in March of 2024.
He loved everything about money, saving it, investing it, and talking about it. He even buried some of it in his backyard, no joke He also loves California sports: Dodgers, Lakers, Bruins, Shoemake, Native Diver, 52 bets at Santa Anita, always to show.
But mostly he loved his family, children, and grandchildren, always with a graceful humor. He was a listener in a home full of talkers, always kind, gracious,s and nice.
George was also an insurance underwriting Supervisor for Allstate in Pasadena for 20 years.
He is survived by his children, Denise, Traci, and John, and his six grandchildren, Meg, Jo, Samantha, Melanie, Kameron, and Lauren, and Renee, who served both Marge and George for five years, a treasured member of the family.
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