San Bernardino County CA Archives Obituaries.....Cline, George Wilbur December 14, 2004
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"Big Bear Grizzly"; Date Unknown
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 as 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.  

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