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George R Gilroy 1932 - 1984

George Richard Gilroy of East Van Buren St., in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona USA was born on March 12, 1932 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon United States, and died at age 52 years old on April 21, 1984. George Gilroy was buried on April 26, 1984 at Willamette National CemeterySection E Site 655 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.

George Richard Gilroy

Phoenix, Arizona Motel or Apartment East Van Buren St., in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona USA

March 12, 1932

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States

April 21, 1984

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1932

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March 12, 1932

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Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon United States

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Military Service

George was an Airman 2nd Class who served in the United States Air Force during Korea. His service started on May 1st 1951 and ended on August 28th 1952.
Personal Life & Family

George's father was George Gilroy who was born in 1905 in Iowa and passed away on May 20th 1988 in Portland Oregon. Both of his parents Hugh (1873-1925) and Mary (born 1879) were born in Iowa. George's mother Beulah Agatha Gilroy was born around 1911 in Wisconsin according to the 1940s Census.
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April 21, 1984

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1984

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April 26, 1984

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Willamette National CemeterySection E Site 655 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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George R Gilroy lived 21 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 52.

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Stan Rocklin

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11/06/2022

Thank you, Daniel. How very nice of you.
Gala paper towels & Aurora bathroom tissue are a thing of the past now. However our old Northern toilet tissue still is available.
Thanks again, Sir.

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Daniel Pinna

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11/05/2022

The Napkin That Acts Like A Sponge

The following advertisement appeared in the Arizona Republic on Sunday April 2nd 1967 on page 124. It reads:

The Napkin That Acts Like A Sponge: The American Can Co. has a new product in the Metropolitan Phoenix market that has some rather unusual thoughts about itself. It thinks it's a sponge. The product is "all new - all thru" Northern Napkins. It's reported by local Northern manager George Gilroy to soak up mealtime spills and dribbles - just like a sponge. Northern extends a special introductory offer to Valley shoppers this week through ads in the Republic and Gazette.

Date & Place: April 2, 1967 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona United States

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Daniel Pinna

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11/05/2022

Stan I didn't know George but saw the memory you left. I did some searching and found a bunch of advertisements mentioning George back in the late 1960s in the Phoenix area.

I shared one image at The Napkin That Acts Like A Sponge, and I found another that read:

Quench Your Desire For a Gala Affair

It's a gala affair! You don't have to call George Gilroy, local manager of Gal Towels, to find out why, either. Just go down to your local grocer and get a roll of the new Gala towels and see for yourself. They come in decorative, two-color designs and are still the most unquenchable towels around. Try 'em and we're sure you'll agree there's a good reason for the gala affair!

Anyhow, I thought it might bring back some memories reading about the old products you worked with!

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Stan Rocklin

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11/04/2022

I knew George Gilroy in Phoenix, Arizona

George R. Gilroy was a salesman for American Can Co in the 1960s and 1970s. He worked in the paper products division, American Can had purchased the former Northern Paper Mills. He worked in the wholesale and retail grocery trade selling the Northern product line: Northern Toilet Tissue, Northern Facial Tissues, Aurora Bathroom Tissue, Gala (paper) Towels, Waxtex Waxed Paper (rolls), and a latecomer, Dixie Bathroom Cups.
George was promoted to sales manager and transferred from his native state, Oregon, to Phoenix, Arizona. He bought a home in Scottsdale, a nearby suburb. There he lived with his wife Julia and three children, Tamarah, David, Linda.
George had two siblings: Agatha, who passed away, and a brother Michael (Mike) who is alive at the time of this writing (Nov 9, 2022).
Late in the 1960s or early 1970s, American Can terminated its Arizona salesforce and turned the product line's sales over to a local food broker. The author left the company shortly before that. George and his other employee, Dennis Small, found other work.
I discovered two of his children on Facebook and will notify them of this page. George was an honest and pleasant man and a fair boss to me and Dennis.

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