George Jan Konikowski ’67

George Jan Konikowski ’67 of New York City died on April 23. Born in London, England, George came to college from Regis High School in New York City and majored in anthropology. After graduation he taught at the Woodstock Country School before returning to New York City to work as an analyst in the commodities markets and as a reporter and columnist for Barron’s. Friends Doug Raelson ’70, Bob Heitzman ’70, and Ian Alsop ’69 recall how he loved the Vermont countryside, enjoying skiing in the winter and touring the country roads on his Triumph 500 motorcycle in the summer. Raelson said George loved New York and he and his wife of 29 years, Diane, would take “long walks and bicycle trips around the city, as well as picnic excursions from Manhattan to Brooklyn, Governor’s Island, and New Jersey by boat. Living in New York, George had a very small carbon footprint: third floor walk-up apartment; no car, cable TV or Internet, cell phone, or answering machine; little travel; very few material possessions. He was a model of sustainability long before that term became so popular. He enjoyed classical music, jazz, and gypsy guitar and was fond of saying that any day in which he enjoyed a meal outdoors was a day well lived.” George is survived by his stepdaughter, Mia. Diane predeceased him by four months.