George William Burleigh

1870–1940 (age 70)

Biography

George William Burleigh devoted himself to family, faith, and the neighborhood that surrounded Trinity Church, always acting with a calm resolve.

He is fondly recalled at Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum as a man who brought comfort with quiet kindness and whose legacy continues in the lives he touched.

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