Passed away peacefully at the Berkeley, Halifax on November 15, 2009 after a brief illness, George Marsten Schwarz, retired professor of history at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Born April 19, 1923, in Seattle, Washington, George was an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Washington when the attack on Pearl Harbor led him to interrupt his studies and enlist in the U.S. Army in 1942. After basic training, where he was rated an expert marksman, he was lucky in his first posting, in 1943, to the University of Chicago to study Japanese language, history and society under some of the leading American experts of the day, including anthropologist Fay Cooper-Cole. His second posting, surprisingly, was not to the Pacific, but to Europe, where he saw action in the Ardennes and the Rhineland, being awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and the European Theatre Ribbon with two bronze battle stars, among other decorations, before combat injuries in March 1945 ended his period of active service. After the war, George resumed his studies, completing his B.A. at the University of Washington in 1946 and travelling widely in Europe, where he also studied at Universität Zürich in Switzerland. In 1950 he completed his Masters degree in International Affairs at Columbia University in New York, where he met and married his wife Conny in 1949. George and Conny lived in Europe through the 1950s, first in Norway, and later in Oxford, England, where George completed his D. Phil. in History in 1961. That same year, George joined the faculty at Memorial University, where he would teach in the History Department for 29 years. George was active in the community, serving as a member of the Anglican Board of Education for the District of St. John's in the 1960s and a dedicated sidesman at St. Augustine's for many years. At Memorial, George was elected to the Senate, serving there for many years, and was both proud and excited to be involved in the early growth of the University. Predeceased by his beloved wife Conny, who passed away in 2008, George leaves to mourn his son Frederick, daughter-in-law Lynne, and grand-daughter Jenna Marie of Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia. The family is grateful to the staff at the Berkeley, Halifax, and to Dr. Sophie Couture for their care during his final days. A family Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, on Friday, November 20, 2009.