Alan L. George ’75 died on March 21, 2026, in Reno, Nevada.
(The following was provided by the Mountain View Mortuary on March 30, 2026:)
Alan Lawrence George ’75
Alan Lawrence George, a man of profound resilience and an indomitable entrepreneurial spirit, passed away peacefully in Reno, Nevada, on March 21, 2026. He was 73 years old.
Born on December 16, 1952, in Binghamton, New York, Alan was the son of the late Richard and Genevieve George. His upbringing in upstate New York instilled in him a legacy of hard work and a deep appreciation for his family’s roots. Alan attended Worcester Academy in Massachusetts before continuing his education at Bowdoin College in Maine. He earned a bachelor of arts in history, a field of study that reflected his lifelong curiosity about the world and its narrative.
On June 16, 1989, Alan married his lifelong partner, CaiE, in New York City. Together, they embarked on a monumental entrepreneurial journey that defined much of his life. In the late 1980s, they pioneered a container manufacturing business in China, a venture that stood as a testament to his vision and daring. Following a complex and challenging period of transition in the early 2000s, Alan returned to the United States to start anew. He applied his manufacturing expertise to the founding of CaiE Foods in the Reno area. As the head of this USDA-certified facility, Alan specialized in the high-volume production of traditional dim sum, taking great pride in the precision of the operation and passing along his meticulous work ethic to his children.
Alan lived by the philosophy that one can experience many lives in a single lifetime. He often found personal meaning in the words of Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha: “He had been a Samana, he had been a merchant, he had been a gambler, he had been a lover. The wheel had turned; he had become a child, a common person. He had been a rich man and he had been a poor man, he had known all the pleasures and all the sorrows of the world, and yet the bird in his breast still lived.” Having navigated the heights of international industry and the quiet dignity of starting over, Alan always maintained that his true fortune was found in his family.
An avid sportsman, Alan found his greatest peace in the mountains and on the water. A resident of Reno since the early 1990s, he was a fixture at Mt. Rose, where he loved to ski with his children. He spent his summers finding tranquility on the St. Lawrence River and at Quaker Lake, just south of Binghamton. Whether playing golf or tennis, Alan viewed sports as a primary way to bond with his family and enjoy the simple, finer things in life, the beauty of the outdoors, and the company of those he loved.
He is survived by his wife and business partner, CaiE George; his children, Andrew George and Ashley George; and his two grandchildren, Andrés George Shoen and Alejandro George Shoen. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Genevieve George, and his sister, Laura Hess.