George W. McGeeney - Obituary

eorge William McGeeney, 59, an 8-year resident of Atlanta, GA, died on February 21, 2020, in Baltimore, MD of heart failure. Born July 18, 1960, in Los Angeles, CA, he graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore County with a degree in Economics where he was a star lacrosse player, helping the school win the 1980 NCAA Division II championship. In 1982 he was a Division I First Team All-American and was awarded the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's Schmeisser Award, which is given to the nation's top defenseman. After graduation, he helped lead the U.S. national team to world championships in 1986 and 1990 and played professional lacrosse for the Baltimore Thunder. He is a member of the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame and was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2002. George was employed at various companies throughout his career including Pepsico for over 12 years, ARC-Denver for six years, CSC/Air-Serv for over seven years, and most recently his dream job as the Chief Operating Officer for U.S. Lacrosse. He was a member of Buckhead Church in Atlanta, GA. George is survived by his wife, Astrid McGeeney, and their daughter Mia Sophia McGeeney of Atlanta, GA , his first wife Patrice McGeeney and their two children, Kailey Logan McGeeney of Birmingham, AL, and Hunter William McGeeney of Arlington, Virginia; and four siblings, Mike McGeeney of Annapolis, MD, John McGeeney of Loveland, OH, Timothy McGeeney of Pennington, NJ, and Connie Baker of Florida; three sisters-in-law, Michelle, Kristin, Diane, and Andreina; and three brothers-in-law, James Baker, Otto Seijas, and Ricardo Seijas. Family and friends are invited to the visitation on Thursday, February 27, 2020, from 10:00 am until his funeral service begins at 12:00 pm at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037 In lieu of flowers donations can be made in George’s memory to US Lacrosse, 2 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152 or on-line at https://give.uslacrosse.org/give/263260/#!/donation/checkout Please take a moment to sign the family's online guestbook by visiting the link on this page.