George Aronek Passes at 98-Former USBA President
by Charles Brown
George Aronek, former USBA President and a great ambassador for 3-cushion billiards passed on Saturday, June 28 at the age of 98. In a post on AZBilliards Bill Smith, a longtime friend of George, stated that George died in his sleep in a nursing home after contracting COVID.
I first met George at the 1996 Sang Lee International Open Tournament held at Sang Lee’s room in Jackson Heights, NYC. George was tournament director, and he was inputting the results on charts that he had hand drawn. Everything he was doing was precise, meticulous, and beautifully done—all by hand. He knew his stuff and he made everyone comfortable.
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George was love by everyone and will be miss by all. I don’t remember what year this photo was taken?
