Early in the morning of June 10, 2020 our father, George Francis Stanton, left us to begin his adventure of eternal life.  George was born on November 13, 1931 to his parents, Robert and Marie Stanton, in Philadelphia, PA.  He leaves behind three of his sons Thomas [Deanne] Stanton, John Stanton, Mark [Vicki] Stanton and 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. In the 1950's, during the Korean War, dad's Pennsylvania National Guard unit was activated and became part of the U.S. Air Force.  He was sent out west and was stationed at Geiger Airfield where he was assigned office duties.  He often factiously said he should have received a Purple Heart for all the paper cuts he received.  During his time in Spokane he met our mother, Patricia Stanton.  They soon married and the union produced five rambunctious boys. After dad's military service, he and mom settled in Spokane to raise their brood.  Dad, gregarious by nature, became a salesman for several different companies one of them being Boise Cascade Corporation. His final position was as the Inland Northwest district manager for a plumbing supply company with the unusual name of Sexauer.  He was often kidded by his customers who told him they wished they worked for a company named Sexauer. Dad was a generous man and when his boys pursued higher education he happily paid the tuitions.  However, if you chose to live on campus you were responsible for room and board.  And, you were expected to find a job to pay for it. This was Dad's way of teaching us the value of an education and how you had to work for it, not just receive it on a silver platter.  Later in life, George met Dorothy Powell whom he married. They spent many years' together, attending Knights of Columbus functions, golfing, dinning out and traveling. In retirement dad enjoyed his time visiting his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren at many family functions.  Cruises to parts unknown and a trip to China were thrown in for good measure. George was preceded in death by Patricia Stanton, sons George Stanton Jr., Michael Stanton, grandson Jeremy Stanton and Dorothy Powell.