Person

Drury, George H.

1940–2013

Author and former Kalmbach Publishing Co. employee George H. Drury died June 21 at age 73 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. A native of Reading, Mass., and lifelong rail enthusiast, Drury was working in San Francisco when he was hired as a copy editor for Kalmbach’s Books Department in 1972. He moved from Books to Kalmbach’s company library in 1975, then back to Books in 1992. After retirement in 1997, Drury was a freelance author, wrote a column for Railfan & Railroad magazine, and led rail tours of Europe.