Cline, George
Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino County, CA
Published in the "Big Bear Grizzly"
File uploaded 18 Feb 2005

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George "Bud" Wilbur Cline of Mancos, Colo., passed on Dec. 14, 2004, at the age of 91. 
Former long-time resident of San Bemardino and five-year resident of Big Bear Lake, he 
was the first manager of Bank of America (now FMB), retired to Yucaipa and Rohnert Park, 
Calif., with his daughter Georgia and sons-in-law Larry Harris. He is also survived by 
three other daughters and son in-laws, Kathryn and George A. Kenline of Big Bear Lake, 
Elizabeth and George Parker III, of Williamsburg Va., and Janet and Tito Sasaki of 
Sonoma, Calif.

Bud worked in these mountains during high school in 1927 building rock walls at the 
Adam's Cabins and Camp Seeley in Valley of Enchantment. He was second in line of five 
generations having ties to Big Bear Lake.

Bud's beloved wife, Jean, preceded him in death Nov. 2003. They met at the School for 
the Deaf where they earned their way through UC Berkeley. Married 65 years, both were 
active in Big Bear charitable organizations providing the bank as a place for the 
Historical Society to meet in its beginning, He is also survived by six grandchildren. 
George H. Kenline of Angeles Oaks, Susan L Elliott of Big Bear Lake, Jeremy Harris of 
Rohnert Park, Jennifer Reed of Mustang, Oka., Heather Letzring of San Diego, and 
Jessica Roulston of Venice Beach.

He is also survived by six great-grandchildren. Alysa and Kaitlyn Reed, Justin and 
James (passed 1998) Elliott, Erica and Amanda Letzring and two step great-grandchildren 
Camille and Jacqualine Williams.  

After he retired from the bank, he took on the job of painting, for free, every widow's 
house in the neighborhood. He loved to plant vegetables and his front yard always 
bloomed of roses.