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His 63-year marriage to his wife, Ursula,
began in 1951. The couple lived in New
Canaan, Conn., and Quechee,Vt., before
moving to Maine to be closer to family.
Their four children – daughters Cuyler
Jennings and Kim Goodwin and sons Trip
and Court – added 12 grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren to the family.
During his career in marketing and
sales, Mr. Overholt worked for Merrill
Lynch, American Cynamid, FMC Corpo-
ration, Burlington Industries, and Preci-
sion Fabrics Group. He enjoyed golfing
during the summer. Over the last few
years, he loved visits from his great-
grandchildren and took great joy in
watching the birds from his home in
Brunswick, Maine.
Mr. Overholt is survived by his wife,
Ursula; his children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren; and his cousin,
Gertrude Seibels.
1950
Garrett Allen “Garry” Hults
a devoted hus-
band, father, and
grandfather, of
Granbury, Texas,
died March 5,
2014. He was 82.
Mr. Hults was
born on July 30,
1931, in Pitts-
burgh, Pa., to
Chester, a Naval chaplain, and Esther
(Allen) Hults. As a boy, Mr. Hults lived
the life of a “military brat,” attending
schools in several states before enrol-
ling at St. Paul’s as a First Former in
the fall of 1944.
Mr. Hults participated in many sports
at SPS, including Old Hundred football,
hockey, and squash. He rowed with
Shattuck. He enjoyed singing in the Glee
Club and with the SPS Choir. Mr. Hults
was a member of the Missionary Society
and the Acolyte Guild and he wrote for
the Pelican.
After St. Paul’s, Mr. Hults attended Col-
gate University in Hamilton, N.Y., where
he was a member of the school’s nation-
ally known Glee Club and of Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity. He began his career in
the aerospace industry with Boeing and
took on various leadership roles before
landing as vice president of Trappey’s
Foods in New Iberia, La., where he found
the most professional satisfaction.
Mr. Hults continued to pursue his love
of singing as a member of his church choir.
He was a devoted Episcopalian, who served
as a vestry member, senior warden, and
treasurer and on the executive council of
the Diocese of Louisiana.
Mr. Hults loved to spend time with his
family. He also enjoyed landscaping,
cooking, skiing, camping, woodworking,
and travel. He had journeyed to each of
the 50 U.S. states and explored Europe.
His homes were adorned with colonial-
style furniture pieces that he designed
and crafted himself.
Mr. Hults is survived by his wife of
more than 50 years, Anne; his children,
Garrett Jr. and his wife, Jaclyn, Terrance
and his wife, Elizabeth, Belinda O’Brien
and her husband, Timothy, Kay Neal
and her husband, James, and Stephanie
Tompkins and her husband, Charles; his
sister, Belinda Giles, her husband Jack,
and their son, Christopher; and his 11
grandchildren, Emily, William, Anthony,
Alexis, Phoebe, Kelsey, Nicole, Michael,
Lauren, Elly, and Madeline.
1951
George Leonhard Caldwell
who left his mark
on the city he
called home in
ways both phys-
ical and intan-
gible, leading a
construction firm
that built several
Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., landmarks
and serving for many years as an elected
official, died on March 3, 2014,
Mr. Caldwell was born on February 3,
1933, to Hester Petersen Caldwell and
William Webster Caldwell. The family
lived on Long Island until 1946, when the
elder Caldwell moved his business, the
Caldwell-Scott Construction Company, to
Fort Lauderdale. That same year, George
Caldwell entered St. Paul’s School as a
Second Former.
At SPS, he sang in the Choir and the
Glee Club and was a member of the
Scientific Association and the Mission-
ary Society.
Mr. Caldwell went on to graduate from
Princeton University and serve in the
U.S. Navy, before joining the family con-
struction business. In 1965, he took over
as president – a job he held until his retire-
ment in 1996. During his tenure, the
company, renamed Caldwell-McKnight
Construction Company, was responsible
for a number of well-known structures
in Florida, including the Broward County
Government Center and the International
Swimming Hall of Fame.
In August 1955, Mr. Caldwell married
Jean Bridges, an interior designer and
preservationist. One of Mr. Caldwell’s
college roommates hosted the wedding
reception, and the guest list included
many friends from St. Paul’s.
Mr. Caldwell was active in civic life,
winning a seat in the Florida legislature
in 1966 and serving as chairman of the
Broward County Delegation. He was also
a member of several municipal boards
in Fort Lauderdale and sat on the boards
of the American National Bank and the
Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce,
among other organizations. He worked
closely with U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw, chairing
two reelection campaigns in the mid-1990s
and working as district director until 2002.
His hobbies included golfing, reading, and
boating. Mr. Caldwell was an active mem-
ber of the SPS Alumni Association, men-
toring younger graduates and assisting
with School fundraising efforts.
Mr. Caldwell was predeceased in 2002
by his wife, Jean. Survivors include his
three children, Elizabeth C. Reece, George
L. Caldwell Jr., and Alexandra C. Sar; nine
grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his
brother, William Webster Caldwell Jr.; his
sister, Hester Caldwell Brinster; and his
longtime friend, Marcy Gumbel.
DECEASED
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