George Gaylin Garver, 85, passed away July 26, 2017. He received his AA degree from North Park University in Chicago, IL, his BA from the University of Northern Iowa, his MA degree from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. in Education from Michigan State University. He taught high school, then became a principal in Linden, MI, before being appointed as School Superintendent in Holly, MI and later in Walled Lake, MI. He also served as General Superintendent for the Houston (TX) Independent School District and was assigned the responsibility of implementing the final Federal Court Order to desegregate HISD. After 25 years of service, George and his wife, Alice, retired to Phoenix, AZ where they resided in Sun City West. While there, George came out of retirement and became the Dean of the College of Education for ASU West. In 1997, they moved to Georgetown, TX where they lived before his last year with his family in Kansas. While in Georgetown, George assisted with several aspects of internal Sun City governance. For one semester, he served as interim school superintendent for Georgetown Independent School District and assisted in finding a long term school superintendent. In 2008, he came out of retirement again and was elected Mayor of the City of Georgetown, was re-elected in 2011 and served until 2014. George is survived by his wife, Alice VanderWeel Garver, a daughter, a son and eight grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son. A Celebration of Life service will be held at the City Council Chambers in Georgetown, TX,August 10, from 3-5 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association. (Source: ASU Foundation)