ASU remembers

   

George Albert Barratt, Jr.

Chairman of the Dean's Advisory Council, College of Business Administration

   

  

George Barratt

  

February 28, 2018

George Albert Barratt, Jr., 90, passed away on February 28, 2018. He joined the US Navy prior to the end of World War II and served with an Honorable Discharge.  He graduated from the University of Denver with a bachelor's degree in business administration. After graduation, he was an auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co. in Chicago. During the Korean War, he joined the US Marine Corps and achieved the rank of Captain. He returned to Arthur Andersen and opened the Phoenix office where he was admitted to the partnership.  George left the firm and eventually worked as the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Computer Sciences Corporation in El Segundo, California retiring in 1989.  While in Phoenix, George served as Chairman of the Dean's Advisory Council, College of Business Administration at ASU and was a member of the board in charge of the Business and Government Division of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. George is survived by a daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma, and two sons. Burial service was held at Camelback Cemetery in Scottsdale. Donations can be made in memory of George to K-BACH 89.5 FM in Tempe and the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.