George Lawrence Matthaei

George was born on August 28, 1923 in Tacoma, Washington, the youngest son of Hazel (Pfeffer) Matthaei and William Peter Matthaei, a Tacoma baking family. George grew up in Tacoma with his older siblings, Margaret and Charles. As a youth he had a keen interest in airplanes and became an accomplished model airplane builder, winning awards in his teens. He developed an interest in aeronautical engineering which would lead him to pursue interests outside the family baking business. He attended …