before attending Boston College. One, two, three, one, two, three...... While at BC, George met his future wife Pat. After graduation in 1971, as an economics major, he chose Utah his past winter the Trust State for its Masters of Accounting TCompany agreed to spon- program, which was designed for sor Waltz Night, a fundraiser for non-accounting graduates. the Vermont Symphony Orches- tra, and to send a fairly large con- eorge was drawn to accounting tingent. Most of us needed basic Gbecause he liked mathematics. It was precise and training and, on the whole, we orderly, requiring the bottom-line balance in which the were appalling. There were one debits match the credits. He also liked the dynamics or two exceptions, most notably of the accounting needs of small businesses. Paradoxi- George and Pat von Trapp. To be cally, as his skill level as a CPA increased, he was sought Waltz Night sure, subtle elements of George’s after by larger firms with more complex needs. hockey skills lurked just below the surface, but for the most part he seemed right at home in contrast to the n 1980, George found the right balance when he rest of us. Alas, he comes by it honestly. Imoved to Stowe to work at Lodge. An athletic family, with their three chil- eorge von Trapp joined the Trust Company as a dren found their niche in Stowe - “the Ski Capital of Gdirector when we incorporated in 1999. In 2005, the East” and the noted he also became an employee/owner when he agreed to destination of the Trapp manage our Stowe facility. Just this month, he became family because it remind- our chief financial officer as well. So, the time is ripe to ed them of their native introduce George. .

eorge was born in Hartford, n 1994, George became GConnecticut and grew up in Ithe chief financial of- Adamsville, Rhode Island. His fa- ficer for Springer-Miller ther, Rupert, a physician, was the Systems, Inc., a Stowe-based company specializing in oldest child of Baron Georg von hospitality management systems, where he remained Trapp of “Sound of Music” fame. until 2001, when he and Pat purchased the Hunger George tells the story of his father’s Mountain Inn down the road in Waterbury Center. response when asked which child n 2005, when we opened our Stowe office, we asked was his counterpart in the movie. George to join us as a trust administrator and estate His stock answer was “Liesl”, the daughter who, under I planner. We felt that he could integrate trust adminis- Hollywood artistic license, became the oldest child in tration, inn management, and consulting. the film production. ne of six children, his parents e has the right stuff to tackle several disparate Oenrolled him in Collège Jean- Hproblems at once and make it look easy. Not un- de-Brébeuf, a French-speaking-only like the elegant movements of the Waltz ~ one two three, secondary Jesuit boarding school in one two three….. Montreal, where he spent six years