TAMPA BAY, Fla. / MADISON, Wis. - George R. Gould, Jr, age 86, of Spring Hill, Fla., passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Bright Star Senior Living in Madison. He was born on July 20, 1936, in Chicago, Ill., the son of George R. Gould, Sr and Laura (nee Clark) Gould Nelson.

A U.S. Army veteran, George proudly graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1966. He enjoyed a long career as an aerospace engineer. Pursuant to his career, he moved to Florida in the 1980s to work for Lockheed Martin Corporation, retiring in 2003. He volunteered at the local high school as a Science Fair judge.

George liked cars, especially his red Mustang and his Lexus. He was an avid golfer who tried not to hit birds. He loved trains and playing bridge with his friends. He was known as outgoing, cheerful, and intelligent with a dry sense of humor. He enjoyed his thin crust sausage pizza, a good steak, or on occasion, a Manhattan with some Wisconsin cheese curds. As a kid, he won a citywide art contest in Chicago, and enjoyed putting snakes on the neighbor’s doorstep with his sister.

George - you did good!

George is survived by his son, Doug (Peggy) Keller; daughters, Margaret (Victor Rodriguez) Gould, Janet (Kenneth Valenzano) Gould and Sharon Gould; brother, William "Bill" (Joan) Gould; sister, Martha Bard; and grandchildren, Emery Gould, Alexander Gould, Laura Gould, Victor Gould, Clayton Rodriguez Gould, Xavier Rodriguez Gould, Alessandra Valenzano, Jacob Wicklund and Leah Wicklund. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Alice (Frank) Coyle; and grandson, Lance Gould.

Because of his commitment to science, memorials may be made to the charity Girls Who Code

(give.girlswhocode.com/give/77372/#!/donation/checkout) or Made By Dyslexia (www.madebydyslexia.org).

A memorial service will be held in the future. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson East
Funeral & Cremation Care
5203 Monona Drive
(608) 221-5420

George R. Gould, Jr.

July 20, 1936 - March 25, 2023

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