George L. Dienes

1931 - 2011  (80 years)

• Name	George L. Dienes
  Born	26 Mar 1931	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Oct 2011	South Carolina, USA
  Buried	21 Oct 2011	South Carolina, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I184271	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	George John Dienes,   b. 21 Mar 1890, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1974, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Virginia Mary Wessel,   b. 16 Apr 1897, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 1983, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1917	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
  Family ID	F70876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	June Unknown
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F70894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. DIENES, GEORGE L., 80, died Tuesday on October 18, 2011 at his home in Conway, SC, following a two-year battle with lung cancer. He was born March 26, 1931 in Louisville to the late George John and Virginia Wessel Dienes. He graduated from Saint Xavier High School in 1948, and received a Bachelor's Degree in chemical engineering and master's degree in engineering (with high honors) from the J.B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville in 1953. He served three years as the gunnery officer for the U.S.S. Massey (DD-778) and resigned honorably in 1956 with the rank of lieutenant (JG). Following his Navy service, he received a Master's of Business Administration in 1958 from the Harvard Business School, where he specialized in marketing and finance. From 1958-1972 he served in sales, marketing, and management positions at a variety of engineering and technology companies in the Boston and New York areas, including DuPont, Perma Research and Development, Abcor, North American Philips, and General Signal. From 1972-1985 he was the vice president of Sales and Marketing at O-Z/Gedney Company, where he was awarded the Manufacturer of the Year Award by the National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA) in 1980 and later founded the NEMRA Manufacturers' Group in 1983. He was also an active member of the Board of Directors of the Big Brothers Association of Boston. In 1985 he moved to Chicago, IL as the vice president of Corporate Development for Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. From 1985-2005 he acquired over 40 telephone and wireless carriers and saw subscriber growth from 200,000 in 1985 to 6,000,000 in 2005. George is survived by his wife, June Dienes; his three sons, Donald Neil Meyer, Jeffrey Stuart Meyer, and Klee Dienes; his two sisters Ruth and Mary; his Big Brothers Association "little brother," James Carroll; eight grandchildren; and other loving family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Ray, Art, and Ed. A private memorial service was held on Friday, October 21, 2011 at his home in Conway, South Carolina. Sign a guestbook at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com/obituaries. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel is serving the family.