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- The Daily Starr
James Nicholas Georgeson, of Oneonta and Green Valley, Ariz., died Oct. 22, 2014, at Otsego Manor in Cooperstown.
Jim was born Oct. 4, 1919, in Oneonta, the son of Christina Vlahos and Nicholas Georgeson, both natives of Greece. He married Charlotte Lunn of Oneonta in 1951.
Jim was a lifetime resident of Oneonta except for his teenage years, when he lived in Norwich. After graduating from Norwich High School in 1937, he attended State Teachers College (now SUNY Oneonta) and then Hartwick College. His formal education was interrupted by World War II; in February 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps. Jim spent four years stationed at Tyndall Field in Panama City, Fla., where he served as supervising officer of 80 aerial gunnery instructors. Following his discharge from active duty in 1946, Jim remained in the Air Force Reserve for 23 years, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1969. Jim resumed his college career at Hartwick College following the war and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1948. He pursued advanced studies at the University of Pittsburgh, receiving a Master of Letters degree in history in 1949. In 1950, Jim accepted a position as a special agent with Prudential Insurance Company. In 1956, he was appointed field representative for the New York State Civil Defense Commission. Jim was elected mayor of Oneonta in 1959, as a Democrat at a time when registered Republicans in Oneonta outnumbered Democrats two-to-one. His administration was noted for bipartisan cooperation and progressive reform. He served one term before returning to full-time employment selling life insurance for Prudential. In 1964, Jim began his association with SUNY Oneonta as the college's Director of Community Relations. He later served as Alumni Director and Admissions Counselor, retiring in 1981.
Published on November 3, 2014
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