After a long illness, Lorenzo “George” Diamond, Jr., 74, of Schoharie, NY, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2024, with family at his side.
George was born in Cobleskill, NY on August 7, 1949 to Beatrice “Bea” (Young) and Lorenzo “Ren” Diamond. George attended Middleburgh Central School and was a lifelong Schoharie County resident.
George married his wife Cheryl (Pitt) Diamond in 1975 in Gallupville, NY and they raised four children together – Valerie, Jill, Q, and Heather.
George was predeceased by his daughter Jill Diamond, his mother and father, his oldest sister Linda, and several brothers- and sisters-in-law, with whom he was very close.
He is survived by his wife Cheryl, and their children: Valerie Van Aller (Barry), Q Diamond (Sarah), and Heather Diamond (Matt), as well as his grandchildren Emma-Lee (Van Aller) Clarke (Rob) of Washington, D.C. and Tanner Van Aller of Scotia, NY. George is also survived by his siblings Laura Baird, Floyd “Jess” Diamond, and Myra Diamond, and many, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and other extended family.
George’s life revolved around five “F’s” – Faith, Family, Friends, Food, and Fords!
Never one to turn down a road trip, and never one to follow the beaten path, George spent countless hours CROSSING the highways and byways of Schoharie County, the Empire State, and all over the lower 48. “Where are you going, George?” “Over the road’n back.”
But don’t let his gallivanting SPIRIT fool you - he was just as content to explore the back of his eyelids as he was a back road.
Well-known for disappearing alone to tinker tirelessly and putter passionately, George was also GRACED with the GIFT of gab. Friends would have to start their goodbyes at noon if they had a PRAYER of making it out the door by SUPPER.
George was looking forward to reuniting with his Jilly Bear (whose nickname had been Angel). As soon as he is ABEL to SEA Jesus and say HALO, he’ll make FAST work of getting the two of them laughing with as many puns as he CAIN think of.
It will be a MIRACLE if George makes it a full week before asking everyone to gather around in the SONshine and FEAST their eyes upon some new, pencil-drawn blueprint design of the Pearly Gates, explaining exactly how, ACCORDing to him, he could cruciFIX them to be even more grand.
Jill will assert that there is no way to improve upon Heaven, but Jesus will gently reassure George that the plans he’d CONCEIVED of were IMMACULATE. The two will fist bump and Jesus, the original carpenter, will wink and say, “NAILED it!”
George will be laid to rest next to his daughter, and both of his parents, at Grosvenors Corners Cemetery.
Per George’s wishes, there will be no formal services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the food pantry of your choice.
The family also wants to remind each of you, on George’s behalf, to get your butts to the doctor!
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