Background
Van Wyck, George Richard was born on February 6, 1928 in Wilmington, Vermont, United States. Son of Harold Wait Van Wyck and Ruth Anna Learnard.
Van Wyck, George Richard was born on February 6, 1928 in Wilmington, Vermont, United States. Son of Harold Wait Van Wyck and Ruth Anna Learnard.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics cum laude, St. Lawrence University, 1953.
Actuarial clerk Aetna Life Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1953-1955. With American Bankers Insurance Group, Miami, Florida, 1955-1991, secretary, board directors, 1983-1989, retired, 1991.
Regular ceremonies enable people to open themselves to God more fully. They help people to hear God's offer and challenge ever more deeply, and to allow God to prompt and enable them to respond.
The state should not use its authority to promote particular religious beliefs, nor should it require prayer or worship in the public schools. However, the state should leave students free to practice their own religious convictions.
Christians with different approaches should be engaged with each other to discuss how the Bible should be applied to issues in our contemporary world.
Board directors Junior Achievement of Greater Miami, 1966-1983, president, 1975-1976. Board directors Epworth Village Retirement Complex, Miami, 1966-2000, vice president, 1998-1999, chairman investment committee 1995-1999. Founding director, president Brickel Children's Center, Miami, 1980-1982.
Member personnel advisory board, vice chairman Dade County, Miami, 1987-1989. With United States Air Force, 1946-1949. Fellow Life Office Management Institute.
Member 1st United Methodist Church Southern Miami, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jeanne Mildred Anderson, April 17, 1948. Children: Diana Lee Van Wyck Jenkins, Beryl Jeanne Van Wyck.