George James Stoll Jr.

Stoll, George James Jr.
Dec. 22, 1920 - June 25, 2007

George James Stoll Jr., 86, Sarasota, formerly of Louisville, Ky., died June 25, 2007.
Services will be private. The family will hold a burial service later. The University of Virginia Medical School handled arrangements.
Survivors include his second wife, Elizabeth; children Marianne S. Gill, James M. and Carolyn S. Bolt, all of Sarasota, and Gail S. Adams of Goodview, Va.; stepdaughters Elizabeth McDermott of Vinton, Va., and Ann Brown of Nebraska; and a sister, Martha S. Ballard of Louisville and Sanibel Island.
Mr. Stoll attended Louisville public schools and valued his years in Boy Scouts of America. He graduated in psychology from Grinnell College, Iowa. In World War II he worked for the government at the University of Iowa as a psychological screener for U.S. service recruits. Following the war, he returned to Louisville, entering the family business, Stoll Oil Refining Company. While studying safety hazards of the oil industry, he devised a unique vehicle for fighting oil fires, educating employees of many oil companies in vital new techniques.
An active member of St. Matthews Volunteer Fire Department in Kentucky, he later created the first volunteer fire department in Sarasota. In 1952, following the death of his wife, he and his four children moved to Sarasota, where he built Holiday Harbor. He married Elizabeth Gibson Vosburgh. Holiday Harbor Seafaring Camp grew into an academic sailing program at sea titled "The Flint School Aboard Te Vega and Te Quest." Mr. Stoll was one of the 10 original founders of "The Field Club."
He was preceded in death by his parents, George J. and Lorena A. Stoll; his brother, Capt. C. W. Stoll; and his wife, Marion Kathryn Pirkey, all of Louisville. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.