Atty. George H. Hubschman died on Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Hospice Unit of Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was 83 years old.
Mr. Hubschman was born on April 13, 1926, in Washington, D.C., and is survived by his wife Patricia, six children, two daughters-in-
He attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Penn., and graduated from Brooklyn Law School. He was a member of the SAE Fraternity.
A resident of St. Thomas, USVI, from 1965 to 1994, Captain Hubschman flew seaplanes for Antilles Airboats as a commercial pilot. From his earliest days piloting his own post WWII SeeBee to the four engine Sikorsky `Mother Goose’, (now completely restored as an exhibit at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn.) and the twin engine Grumman Goose, he logged over 10,000 seaplane hours in his career.
George and Patty also owned and operated The Spanish Main, a local retail store, with the first store on St. Thomas and later opening another on St. Croix. The shop featured specialty designed (by Patty) hand silk-screened fabrics by the yard, as well as clothing for the entire family.
In the late 1970s, Captain Hubschman began practicing law after passing the bar for the 3rd Federal District Court overseeing the U.S. Judicial Courts system of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He retired in 1994 to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
He was a long time member of the Quiet Birdmen "QB" Pilots Assn. and governor of the St. Thomas Hanger. He was also a member of AOPA, The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. During his lifetime, he personally owned five airplanes.
A memorial service will be held at the Gardens Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 18. In lieu of flowers, his family requests donations be made to the Hospice Unit at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center or to The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County, Fla.
