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George Pickett Jr.
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Funeral services for George M. Pickett Jr., 66, East Moline,
were
noon on Monday, May 16, at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Burial
was at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery.
George died Monday, May 9, 2011, surrounded by his family and
friends. A memorial fund has been established.
George was born Nov. 19, 1944, in Rock Island, the son of George
Sr. and Sarah Fjelland Pickett. He graduated from Rock Island
High School in 1962, and then from Black Hawk College, where he
received his Associates in Law Enforcement.
He worked for the Rock Island Police Department until 1980, when
he began doing insurance investigation and later started his own
private investigation business. In the 1990s, he went to work
for the Rock Island County Sheriff's Department until he retired
in 2010.
He enjoyed fishing, camping and golf. George had played fast
pitch softball for many years. He was an avid Notre Dame and a
New York Yankee fan.
Survivors include the love of his life, Margaret "Peggy" Roffman,
East Moline, his children and their spouses, Jill and Lonnie
Hostens, Moline, Jody and Mike Moneymaker, Moline, Jeff and
Amanda Pickett, Rock Island, Robert Pickett, Osco, and Ellen
Pickett, Osco; grandchildren, Nick, Allisyn (James), Brianna,
Hunter and Trevor; great-grandchildren, Jenna and Lydia; a
sister, Virginia Bladel, Texas; and a brother, Robert "Bob"
(Linda) Pickett, Rock Island.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, John
"Johnny" Pickett.
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