George S., Haralampu, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, March 20, 1925, died on April 14, 2005 after a brief illness.

A son of Greek immigrants, Mr. Haralampu was rasied in Virginia and New York City. At the age of 8, after the death of his father, Mr. Haralampu's mother returned to Greece with her two children where he spent the next 8 years. At age 16, he returned to the United States alone to complete his education. World War II intervened,however, and he was inducted into the U.S. Army in June, 1943.

After the war, he received his bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering from Tufts University and Northeastern University, respectively. He spent his working career at New England Electric System, and rose to the level of Vice President and Director of Engineering. At NEES, he specialized in the protection of electric utility systems and was one of the pioneers in the development of computer applicatiaons to electric power generation. Recognized by the Internal Who's Who of Engineering, he wrote a number of papers which were translated into many languages on power protective systems and computer usage in electrical generation. He taught power engineering at the graduate level at Northeastern and gave numerous presentations at international professional conferences. He had lead responsibility in the HVDC interconnection between New England and Quebec which resulted in reduced electricity bills for all of New England. His other responsibilites included the distribution of energy, and the design of electrical, mechanical and structural facilities.
He was instrumental in developing surge protective devices for application to electrical systems. These devices are commonly used today in many electronics devises such as computers.

He was the chairman of the Task force in System Protection for Northeast Power Coordinating Council and Chairman of IEEE Surge Protective Devices Committee. He was elected to the grade of Fellow of IEEE in 1977 and received the Laurence F. Cleveland Award in 1987 by tahe Boston Chapter of IEEE.

He was an active member of the Greek Orthodox Church Taxiarchae, in Watertown, having served as president of board of directors.

He was an avid gardener and enjoyed cultivating orchids. A music lover, he attended the Boston Symphony Orchestra performances regularly.

For those who knew him, George Haralampu was unceasingly kind and generous to others. Many engineers at New England Electric System were guided and encouraged by George Haralampu and owe success in their careers to him. He has been described by those close to him as having led exemplary life of service to his church community,leadership in his work and his profession, and love of his family and friends.

Married for 52 years,he leaves his wife, Helen, and two children, Stephen and Evelyn.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Hellenic Cardiac Children's Fund,300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115 or the charity of One's Choice. He was a late Veteran of the US Army, WWII.