George R. Fry
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We are sorry to report that our friend and colleague George R. Fry passed away peacefully at home Thursday, July 16 with his kind and caring wife Ruth at his side. George was a wonderful friend to PPAGLA, served as our president in 1969, and was a member for more than 50 years. George worked as a photographer at the Los Angeles Times for over 30 years from the end of the 1950’s to the early 1990’s. His career spanned an ever-changing environment in journalism. He started out as a hard-news photographer on the Westside of Los Angeles, covering homicides, fires, accidents and later, court cases involving the rich, famous and infamous. Near the end of his career he enjoyed success photographing the Space Shuttle as it landed at night at Edwards Airforce Base. His good friend Bob Chamberlin remembers especially George’s hard work ethic and integrity and told us about a recent comment from Bob that shows his passion for our field: “Bob, we had such a great job,” he exulted during the celebration of his 92nd birthday last March. We will miss you George.
The photo shows George with a chocolate replica camera he got for his birthday.
