Plamondon Jr., George Lawrence

October 21, 1936 - May 1, 2017. George Lawrence Plamondon, Jr., 80, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2017 in Mt. Dora, Florida. A lifelong resident of Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois, he attended Lake Forest Academy, then Georgetown University and Lake Forest College. After serving as Vice President of Operations for N. Marshall Seeburg & Sons, he spent much of his career as a commodities trader on the Chicago Board of Trade.

He served in the National Guard, was an active community member, serving as the President of the Winter Club of Lake Forest and on the Board of Trustees of Lake Forest Academy, and was a longstanding member of the Racquet Club of Chicago. He was an avid golfer, motorcyclist and boatsman — he loved being on the water in his 1937 ChrisCraft, the appropriately named “What Fun.” For many years, George was an active participant in The Antique & Classic Boating Society as a director and as president of its Illinois Blackhawk Chapter, which in 2011 hosted the Society’s largest ever international boat show in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. George was instrumental in the success of the Society’s annual boat shows, as well as its programs for teaching youthful boating enthusiasts the skills of wooden boat building and repair.

He is survived by children , Elizabeth Plamondon Cutler and George L. Plamondon III, both of New York, New York; grandchildren, Nina and Lucy Cutler, and Tate, Luke and George L. Plamondon IV; his sister, Diane Plamondon and his nephews, George and Christopher Cushing, of Houston, Texas.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 20th at 6: 00 p. m. at Immaculate Conception ( 1431 N. North Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60610).