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| George Edward Ewing |
| Date Of Birth: | Novemer 28, 1933 |
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| Date Of Death: | August 23, 2011 |
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| Service Date: | October 15, 2011 |
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George Edward Ewing, 77, of Bloomington, passed away on Tuesday,
August 23, 2011, at home with his loving family after a long
illness.
He was born November 28, 1933, in Charlotte, North Carolina to
Allen Conover Ewing and Margaret M. Ewing. He was married to Louise
S. Ewing of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
George believed his most valuable education came from his
parents, family, teachers, and friends. He graduated high school
from the Phillips Exeter Academy in 1952, completed his
undergraduate work at Yale University in 1956 (where he most
enjoyed being a member of the Mountaineering Club), and received
his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Upon
graduation he worked for Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena,
California and then at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New
Jersey, before joining the faculty at Indiana University in
1963.
George was Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at
Indiana University. Over the years, he and his students studied the
chemical and physical properties of molecular complexes, liquids,
surfaces, atmospheric particles and ice. Over one hundred papers
have resulted. Thousands of students have studied with him ranging
from undergraduate non-majors to Chemistry PhD
candidates.
George received a number of honors and invited lectureships
including: Directeur des Researches (Ecole Polytechnique, FRANCE);
Guggenheim Fellowship (Oxford, ENGLAND); Isaac Taylor Visiting
Professor (Technion, ISRAEL); Chancellor's Professorship (Indiana
University); Chapman Lecturer (University of Alaska) and
Quatercentenary Visiting Fellowship (Cambridge, ENGLAND).
George loved the city of Bloomington and especially the
woodlands and countryside of Southern Indiana. He had a passion for
walking and spent much time in Brown County's Yellowwood State
Forest and on Pate Hollow Trail in Hoosier National Forest. He was
a regular at his favorite local haunts including Soma, the Runcible
Spoon, Laughing Planet, Uptown Café, the Monroe County Public
Library, and the late Ladyman's Café. He appreciated Bloomington's
many cultural offerings such as the Art Museum and enjoyed evening
strolls to musical and theatrical events.
He volunteered as a cook in the Hunger Relief Program at the
Shalom Community Center, was concerned about environmental quality
and served on the Air Pollution Control Board for the State of
Indiana, was a member of the Bloomington Coalition for Death
Penalty Issues and a longtime member of the Religious Society of
Friends (Quakers). Always an active man, he became a yoga
enthusiast in his later years.
George was a devoted family man and will be missed by his wife,
Louise; four daughters, Alice Ewing of San Diego, California,
Chrisstina Hamilton of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tamara S. Ewing and
husband of Nantes, France, and Sasha MacKenzie and husband of
Naples, New York; two sons, James Ewing and wife of Brooklyn, New
York, and Ross Ewing of Bloomington; four grandchildren, Luther and
Josephine Hamilton, Téa and Émile Hazebrouck. He is preceded in
death by his mother and father, and survived by his two sisters
Susan Fisher and Katherine Ewing.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to one
the following: the Hunger Relief Program at the Shalom Community
Center, the Sycamore Land Trust, or Bloomington's community radio
station WFHB Firehouse Broadcasting. A memorial service is planned
for October 15th, 2011.
The family encourages all those who wish to honor George's
memory to take a walk in the Indiana woods, perhaps along the
Scarce O'Fat Trail which was his favorite.
Allen Funeral Home 4155 South Old Highway 37 is handling the
arrangements and online condolences may be sent to the family at
www.allenfuneralhome.org.
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