George Perkins
George Armstead Perkins, 88, of New Canaan, Connecticut and Harpswell, Maine, passed away peacefully at home on July 11, 2024. George was the loving husband of Jane Dragonas Perkins.
Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky on December 8, 1935, George was the son of the late Edward and Stella Delphine (Stone) Perkins, and grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida. George graduated from St. Petersburg High School in 1954 where he excelled in track and from the University of Tampa in 1959. George, after military service, worked as an executive in retail and merchandising and finished his career in the leadership, development and implementation of point of sales systems. George was a certified election monitor in New Canaan where he assisted in many local and national elections. He treasured his involvement in the New Canaan Men’s Club where he formerly served as President, the New Canaan Wetlands Commission, and in local poetry, theater and creative writing groups. George was an active parishioner at the Church of the Archangels where he chaired the Election Committee, was part of the adult bible study group and Men’s Fellowship. George cherished the time spent with family and friends in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Harpswell, Maine.
George is survived by by his brother Thomas Perkins, of Sarasota, Florida; his children, Matthew Perkins and his wife, Amy, of Hanover, Massachusetts, and Christina Cannell, and her husband, Jon, of Asheville, North Carolina; and his grandchildren, John Perkins, of Belfast, Maine, Samuel, Mary Kate, and Thomas Perkins, of Hanover, Massachusetts, and William Cannell, Asheville, North Carolina. George was predeceased by his sister, Doris Stone Perkins Eliot and his sister-in-law Dr. Phylis Dragonas.
A visiting hour will be held on Friday, July 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at The Church of the Archangels, 1527 Bedford Street, Stamford, Connecticut, followed immediately by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, kindly send donations to The Church of the Archangels.