Former Jackson resident George Tice died peacefully Jan. 15 with his family at his side. They provided the following.
Born Oct. 26, 1933 in New York, New York, George Christopher Tice joined the Navy at the age of 17, during the Korean War. After service, he began school at Florida Southern. In August of 1959 he met Madeline Dilluvio on a day he was not planning to go to the beach, but his brother Charles talked him into it. They went on a date that night and he told her he was going to marry her. A few weeks later they were married and then danced off to finish his B.S. degree. They moved back to New York. They taught dance lessons, George working at Brooks Brothers, and both enjoying the city life.