MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - George Shumlin, the father of Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, died Thursday at his Westminster West home surrounded by his children and his wife, his son said. He was 88.
The cause of death was not released.
“We will miss him terribly but are so glad he enjoyed almost 89 healthy years and that his decline was brief. We will be honoring his life and love for his family privately. My dad was a great friend as well as a great father, and every day I’ll work to live up to his example,” Gov. Shumlin said.
George Shumlin and his wife settled in Vermont in 1955. He worked as an actor, a stage manager and director in regional and summer theaters, on Broadway and in network television. Later in life, he taught at the Putney School and Arizona’s Verde Valley School.
Shumlin and his wife founded Putney Student Travel, an international education experience for high school students.
He is survived by Kitty, his wife of 62 years, three children and five grandchildren.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.