George A. Midwood III ’56

George A. Midwood III ’56, of Sandy Springs, Ga.; Oct. 15, from stroke complications. After Brown, he entered the U.S. Army, where he served for two years as a counterintelligence analyst, then returned to civilian life for his doctorate studies at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He left Fletcher and began an executive position at Exxon, living in Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, and Pakistan, and rose to the position of comptroller. During those years he became a competent speaker in German, Japanese, French, and Russian. In 1979, at age 45, he joined American Cyanamid as treasurer. In 1987 he was signed as treasurer and executive vice president by RJ Reynolds Nabisco and presided over one of the largest leveraged buyouts in U.S. corporate history. He moved his family to Georgia and in addition to golf, he enjoyed fishing, skiing, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; a son and daughter-in-law; a stepdaughter and her husband; five grandsons; and four nieces and nephews.