George B. Ludlow Jr. ’55

George B. Ludlow Jr. ’55, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Kent, Conn.; Aug. 22. He began teaching at St. George’s School in 1955 and was hired in 1962 to teach French at Kent School. While on the faculty at Kent, in addition to being dorm master and head of the modern language department, he coached tennis, diving, and figure skating. As a diving coach at Kent, he used the trampoline to help divers improve their techniques, skills he acquired while volunteering as a trampoline instructor for Sailor Circus. There he also met his future wife, a fellow faculty member, and together they became involved in the world of figure skating, having reached the upper ranks of the sport themselves. They were both national judges for U.S. Figure Skating. They were actively involved in the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980 and many other national and international events, and, in 1992, were team leaders for the U.S. Figure Skating team at the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Both judged World Special Olympics skating competitions in France, Alaska, and Japan. George was honored with a plaque and pin for 50 years as a judge of U.S. Figure Skating in May at the association’s annual meeting in Colorado Springs. They retired to Venice in 1994. They were members of the Skating Club of Boston and honorary members of the Tampa Bay Skating Club. Avid travelers, they enjoyed cruising. He is survived by two nieces and a nephew.