Elliot Rice

RICE, Elliot Vincent “Greg,” Age 97, of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Geneva, Switzerland, on March 16, 2024. Born on April 18, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joseph and Sarah Rice, surrounded by his loving older sisters Sylvia, Renee, Doris, and Natalie. He attended Brookline High School and attended Northeastern University, where he was a track star and served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper. While attending Northeastern, he ran several Boston Marathons.

After graduating with honors, he went to work as a junior engineer at Sylvania in Salem, firing up the boilers early each morning. As the years progressed, his sales and marketing skills became evident. He quickly moved up the ranks at Sylvania, moving with his family, including the late Virginia Snow Rice and sons, Joseph and Thomas, to Panama, Puerto Rico, various U.S. locations, and ultimately to GTE Sylvania’s European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, where he served as President and Director General, with responsibilities for company operations and over 100,000 employees in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Upon his retirement in 1991, he moved with the family back to the US and settled in Boca Raton, with frequent travels back to see his extended family in Boston and the North Shore. In 2009, his beloved wife Virginia passed away. In time he found love again with his wife of 14 years, Jami Huryan Rice. Elliot is survived by his loving wife, Jami, and his loving son, Joseph Rice; daughters -in-law Joanna Rice and Sharon Rice; grandsons Zachary and Devan Rice; and numerous nieces and nephews. He will be sorely missed by the entire extended Rice family.