George Pickering Tomlinson

George Pickering Tomlinson was born on January 14, 1947, in Stratford upon Avon in Wellesbourne England to Arnold Pickering and Beatrice Marietta Hinton. He lived in Great Falls, MT most of his adult life, but has a lifetime of memories from traveling all over the world. As a child, his troubled family lived in Wellsbourne and split up when he was four. At the age of 14 he was adopted into an American Air Force family and spent the next four years living with them. At 17 he joined the US Army which took him to Germany in the 60s. Once he had landed across the Atlantic, he knew he would make it to England at some point to begin his lifelong search for any biological family members. Over the next couple decades, he devoted time and energy into traveling back to England in search of and reconnecting with, multiple family members. After being honorably discharged from the Army, he continued his strong work ethic spending time working in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, and Washington making lifelong friends. He eventually made his way back to Montana and settled down to raise his daughters. He took pride in his various jobs throughout the years. He was a courtesy van driver with Columbus Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield, M & M Landscaping, and Taxicab driver. He was never afraid of hard work, never gave up, and was always the life of the party. George is survived by Kathy Rucker, his better half and partner for 20 years; his two daughters, Molly Tomlinson and Megan Schaak; son-in-law, Gus Schaak; cherished red headed grandchildren, Bryley and Kavik Schaak; ex-wife, Jill Storbakken; and many friends and family members in England. A celebration of life will be held this summer. Information will be posted to George’s Facebook page. His page will remain open and all are welcome to post memories or final words there.