Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-11-12
GEORGE ALLAN LEAVITT
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oH -NONeHlDeT ou at Lane Hospital
in San Francisco, the Angel of Death
laid his hand upon and claimed the soul
of George Allan Leavitt At the death
bed were his devoted wife, his mother,
Mrs. Emily +. Leavitt, and his brother
Edgar The end came peacefully and
was met by this remark from the dying
man, . If this is death, it is easy. Lord,
commit myself to Thy care After
which he closed his ewes in that long
sleep which knows no awakening, and
the world had given up one of its most
honored and respected young men.
Geo. Allan Leavitt was born in the
town of Greenfield, now Yerington in
the month of September, 1878, and was
the third son of DIR. Granville and En-
lily Il. Leavitt and beloved brother of
Ernest, Melville, Dwight, Edgar and
Louis Leavitt.
He secured his public education i'll the
little town of Greenfield and entered the
University of Nevada i'll the fall of 1896,
receiving his NJ. A. degree in 1900.
During his college career he was one of
the most popular young students on the
campus, having the honor of being
elected president of the student body
He was also very active in the fraternity
work, being a member of the T. II. P.
O. As a student his record was most
enviable; while, as an athlete, he was
among the foremost, being center in the
first football team that ever played a
Coast team
After his graduation he accepted the
principalship of the Verdi school. Dur
ing his second term he married Miss Ida
Robert, of Carson City From 1908 to
to 1905 he held the principalship of the
Wadsworth school, from which place he
moved to Gold Hill to act as principal of
that high school. His success as a
teacher was heralded all over the State.
firing of teaching, however. he de.
cided to enter the mercantile business at
Schurz in 1907 After successful year
as merchant he was stricken with
malady which he struggled bravely to
fight off. Everything that money and
science could do was done for him. His
brother, DIR. Leavitt, took him to New
York to a specialist and it was hoped
that cure had been effected, but in the
course of wear the disease manifested
itself again in more violent form for
which no relief could be obtained and
our beloved friend passed to the great
unknown.
He was a member of Hope Lodge,
No. p, +. & A. NJ, of Yerington. In
compliance with his dying request the
following were selected as pail bearers:
Geo. West, w. Powers, +. Bertrand,
Geo Plummer, Chas. Mcleod and
Harry Warren.
He was gently carried by loving hands
to his last resting place i'll the cemetery
at Carson City. Thus ended the career
of one of Mason Valleys brightest, most
honored and most beloved young men.
ETC OiC ClldlH Vi uopC lidd iuSlSd,
Ere one wreath of JOY was dead,
To the Savior, whom he trusted,
He was called, his spirit fled.
Gone-where no dark sin is cherished,
Where no woes nor fears invade
Gone ere Youths first flower had
persisted,
To youth that ne'er can fade.
His loving heart was warm with truth,
Was bright with honor's purest ray;
He was the dearest, gentlest youth,
oh! Why then was lie torn away?
We saw his gradual opening mind,
Enriched by all the graces dear,
Enlightened, social and refined,
In friendship firm, in love sincere.
Such was the youth we loved so WE'LL
Such were the hopes that fate denied,
We loved but an! we could not tell
How deep, how dearly, till he died
Close as the fondest links could strain,
Twined with our very heart he grew
And by that fate which breaks the chain,
our hearts are almost broken too "