Colonel George Satterthwaite, II: Government and Security

Before retiring in 1987, retired U.S. Army Colonel George Satterthwaite II spent more than 20 years rising through the ranks. He then started working for the Planning Research Corporation as the director of industrial security. He was appointed corporate director of security for the company a few years later before transitioning to private consulting in the middle of the 1990s. During this time, he also worked for Radio Shack and Dale Photo and Imaging Company. Since 2000, he has worked as a security and photography consultant for SSI Inc.

Satterthwaite has served as a Wreaths Across America location leader for veteran’s cemeteries for the past 11 years. He is pleased to have secured his father’s inclusion on the Wall of Honor at the US Department of State.

Since 2002, Satterthwaite has been a member of the University of Pennsylvania’s Admissions Council. He is also associated with the Sons of the American Revolution’s ROTC Committee as a state chairman since 2010 and chapter secretary since 2007. Satterthwaite has been a member of the Piscataway Citizens Association’s board of directors since 2010, and he has been the organization’s vice president since 2015. From 2010 to 2016, he served on the Sidwell Friends Alumni Executive Board. From 2011 to 2015, he served as the organization’s chairman of the alumni fund. From 2003 to 2010, he served on the Prince George County Board of Elections.

Prior to enlisting in the military, Satterthwaite earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania in 1957. He then earned a Master of Arts in History from Johns Hopkins University in 1965. He has been listed in numerous editions of Who’s Who, including Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in the East, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He is the recipient of the Patriot Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal from the Sons of the American Revolution.

Livingston Lord Satterthwaite and Adelaide (Bristol) Satterthwaite welcomed Mr. Satterthwaite into the world in San Jose, Costa Rica, in 1935. Deanna Marie Kelliher, his wife of nearly 30 years who passed away in 2012, was his wife. He has 10 grandchildren, including Megan, Christopher, Timothy, Eric, Sean, Emma, Stephen, Katie, Alex, and Julie. He has four children: Patricia Ann, Livingston Lord, Frank Lord, and Kelley Elizabeth. He says that his dedication to the job at hand, understanding of a good work ethic, and being fair, just, and honest in his interactions with staff members and management are the reasons for his success.