George L. Saunders Jr., ’59, 1931-2024
George Saunders
George Lawton Saunders, Jr., one of five children of George Lawton and Ethel Estelle Saunders, was a well-known and accomplished Chicago trial lawyer. George passed away at the age of 92 on June 13, 2024 in his home in Chicago.
George was born in the depths of the Depression, in the coal mining town of Mulga, Alabama, and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. His father worked in the coal mines until they were closed. Although his mother was forced to drop out of school at the age of 10, she was determined to mentor her children and instilled in George a love of learning. After graduating from high school at the age of 15, George worked in odd jobs until he was old enough to enlist in the Air Force. George then attended the University of Alabama, earning his AB in 1957. He attended the University of Chicago Law School and graduated in 1959 cum laude. He served as Law Clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black.
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