George T. Mustakas II Obituary (1943 - 2023)

Lt. Col. George T. Mustakas II, retired United States Air Force, age 79, and resident of Harvard, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 23, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Sally J. (Jennings) Mustakas with whom he shared thirty years of marriage. He was born in New Orleans, LA on August 17, 1943, and was a son of the late George T. and Carlota (Carroll) Mustakas. George served an honorable and distinguished military career which spanned over 27 years of service in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corp. and the U.S. Air Force. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Georges education included a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University. He received a Jurist Doctor degree from Tulane University, and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Edinburgh, Europa Institute (United Kingdom). George also received a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London (United Kingdom) and was an associate of the United Kingdom Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. A prominent Louisiana trial attorney, George was admitted to the Louisianan State Bar in October 1975 and later on in his career to the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple (Bar of England and Wales) in October 1994. During his notable legal career, George was a Judge Advocate for the U.S. Air Force, a renowned Prosecutor for the State of Louisiana, alongside maintaining a successful private practice, and in the latter part of his career, a Barrister-at-Law appearing before the courts of England and Wales. George will be most remembered by his legal colleagues as a highly skilled and exceptionally gifted advocate appearing before trial and appellant courts of Louisiana and the United Kingdom. Outside of the law, George was a devoted husband and father and an avid and accomplished fisherman and sailor. George was also a lifelong fan of the Louisiana State University football team. In addition to his loving wife, George leaves his children, Alexander and Sean Mustakas; his sister, Carlota (Cuccia) Mustakas; his daughter-in-law, Presha Mustakas; and his granddaughter, Alexandre Mustakas. Geaux Tigers! A Funeral Service was held privately on Friday, June 30, 2023. Interment will be held with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery in the future. Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org. Private Funeral Services were held Friday, June 30, 2023. Interment will full military honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery in the future.