Background
Rester, George G. was born on October 5, 1923 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, United States. Son of Kelly Caldwell Rester and Myra Vira (Adams) Smith.
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Rester, George G. was born on October 5, 1923 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, United States. Son of Kelly Caldwell Rester and Myra Vira (Adams) Smith.
Student, United States Army Engineering School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1943; student, Soulé College, 1945-1948; student, Delgado Technology Institute, 1949-1950; student, Art Center College Design, 1961-1962.
Architect, designer, draftsman, various firms, New Orleans, 1953-1960; private practice architecture, Culver City, California, 1960-1961; project architect, Welton Beckett Architect, Beverly Hills, California, 1961-1964; director architectural design and production (chief architect), Walt Disney Imagineers, Glendale, California, 1965-1971, 76-87; senior principal engineer, Ralph M. Parsons Engineering Company, Pasadena, California, 1973-1976; principal, George G. Rester Architect, American Institute of Architects, since 1987.
Served with combat engineers, United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations, Africa, Middle East. Member American Institute of Architects, International Platform Association, National Trust for History Preservation, New Orleans Amateur Artists Society (founding president 1940-1942).
Married Virginia Wilhelmena, June 25, 1955. Children: Gina Louise, Taira Elizabeth, Licia Therese.