Apr 10, 2021
George H. Purdy Jr., age 82, a resident of Johnstown, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021. at Nathan Littauer Hospital after a short illness.
George was born on December 17, 1938, in Gloversville, NY. He was the son of the late George H. Purdy Sr. and Nora M. Clegg Purdy. He was a graduate of Gloversville High School, class of 1957. He worked in the leather mills all his life and retired from Liberty Leather in Johnstown.
George loved to play golf and was a long standing member of the Fox Run Golf Club. He was the first one in the parking lot at 5:30 a.m. every morning even though tee time was not until 8:00 a.m. He had an on-going bet with his friends that if he got a hole-in-one, they would have to pay up; he would always ask if they had their $100 bill ready before he drove the ball. He was also an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a pilot of his own single engine airplane in his earlier years. George was a second generation Eagle Scout and also taught Sunday scho