George Y. Zane's Obituary
George Y. Zane, age 100 of Honolulu, Hawaii died on June 23, 2012 at the Kaiser Medical Center. He was born December 15, 1911 in Moiliilii, Hawaii. He was the retired Sanitation Branch Chief for the State Department of Health. Survived by: Andrew "Pake" Zane, George Y. Zane, Jr. and Merlin "Wayne" Zane; 2 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; sister: Sylvia Lau. Private Services were held. The Life of George https://Y.ZaneOn June 23rd our community lost a brother, a great father, grandfather, grreat grrandfather, relative and freind, named George https://Y.Zane. Born December 15, 1911 to Koon Kyau and Yong chou Zane. He was the seventh child out of a family of twelve children. His father was the midwife who delivered https://him.the home they lived in was located on a farm in Moiliilii that was just makai of what is now the Willows. By todays standards the home would be classified as third world. It lacked basic utilities such as running water, a sewer system and electicity. The farm house was made of 1" X12" wooden boards and galvanized roof and consisted of three bedrooms, a living/dinning, a bath stall and an earth floor kitchen that was lower than the other rooms. Water was carried from a well located 200 ft from the house. Cooking was performed using a wood burning stove. Lighting was provided by kerosene lamps. They had to use an outhouse. The farm had a half acre pond. They derived income from the farm by selling chickens, ducks, pigeons, pigs, and fish and Lotus Root that was harvested from the pond. As a young lad George had to cut grass daily to feed the horse, that was used to pull the slop wagon that went to Chinatown each day to collect fodd for the hogs. George had to clean the horse stable once a https://week.As a teen he was a Boy Scout who acheived the rank of Eagle Scout. George loved to play football. In 1928 he played in a Barefoot League for a Palolo Valley Team as a Guard. In 1928 he also played on the McKinley High Junior Varsity Team. the Junior Varsity Schedule completed early and at the end of the JV. aeason he was asked to join the senior team as a half-back, In 1929 the McKinley Team traveled to Ogden, Utah to play Weber College. McKinley won 26-12. He graduated from Mckinley in June 1939 and Weber College gave him a Football Scholarship. so in the fall of 1930 he entered Weber College and played Half-Back. In 1931 and 1932 He became a startling Guard for Weber. the country was in the midst of the Great Depression diring these years. While he was at Weber he explored the country side by taking 100 mile hikes and hitching rides on railroad cars with Hobos. he followed the Hobos to Soup Kitchens for meals and a place to sleep. In May of 1933 he recieved an Associate of Science Degree from Weber and returned to Hawaii and enrolled at the University of Hawaii as a Junior. Despite his small size (5'5" and 150 lbs) he approached the great UH coach Otto Klum, and asked if he could try out for the team as a Walk On and Coach Klum allowed him to try out as a Guard. In those those days, UH had a very good and strong football team. The starting guards wwere both four year seniors but George made the team as the third Guard. That year the University played Denver University. the Champion of the Rocky Mountain Conference. Hawaii beat Denver 7 to 6. In 1934 he became the starting Left Guard. that year the University of hawaii had and undefeated season and on January 1, 1935 the Uh played the University of California Golden Bears at the old Honolulu Stadium and won by a score off 14 - https://0.He graduated from the UH in June 1935 with a Bachelor of Science. He then took a job eith the University of Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture and later moved to the Territorial board of Health and was assigned to the Kona area. There he married Nancy Nyuk Gin ching on March 23, 1937. later that year he was transfered to Maui as Acting Chief Santitarian, and then became Chief Sanitarian of maui. his three sons, andreww, George, Jr. and Wayne were all born on Maui. On maui he was an avid bird hunter and had many Pheasant Feather Hat Band Leis made by sisters, especially sister https://Alice.In 1952 he returned to Oahu to head the Santitation Division of the Board of Health. he retired on December 29, 1972 with 37 years of Public Service. During his retirement he and nancy traveled. they took 22 tours, visiting most states, cruised Alaska, almost every European Country, Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, Fuji, thailand and Malaysia, Singapore and Vietanm. they traveled many times to Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and Japan. After Nancy passed away he toured Scandinavia with Bev Look. One of his hobbies in retirement, was cultivating and carving narcisus Bulbs into Floral Art. He became very good at this and conducted Classes in Cooking and Wine Tasting and became a very Chef. He was preceded in death by wife nacy on September 14, 2000. He is survived by his siter Sylvia Lau, three sons, two grandchildren and five great https://grandchildren.Today we are here to honor a man I had the privilage to called uncle George, a man born over 100 years ago into a family of very meger means, who over came adversities and was not afraid to venture into areas where the brave dared not go. He was a great success both on the football field and in his professional https://career.uncle George you have fought a good fight and finished a good race, and now you are enjoying your eternal rewards with your beloved wife of 63 years nnancy and all your siblings who preceded your in death. So until we meet again at the Zane Clan Reunion in the Great Banquet Hall in the sky, Farewell and Aloha. 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