Page 66 - 2020 Priory Yearbook

in loving memory of
George Schnurle
page by christina cheng
robotics mentor and Priory alumnus
“This year started on a very
sad note for the robotics
team with the passing of our
lead mentor George Schnurle.
George was involved with the
Priory robotics team since its
inception when he was a
student at Priory and served
as a mentor for many years
after his graduation from
Stanford. The structure of the
team as a student-centric and
student-led organization is
primarily due to George’s
influence and will be a lasting tribute to his tenure with Barn2Robotics. George’s ability to listen to students concerns and to realize that robotics “isn’t just about robots” was one of his most endearing qualities and will be missed by all who worked with him.
“George’s absence is my reality, but his presence was so much more potent that this change seems flawed, unreal, some sort of fake or conspiracy. He can’t be gone. He’s never been gone. He’s hiding behind every corner, every doorway, everystackofboxes.Hislaughterechoesinthewhirringof machines, his silhouette hides in the contours of CAD models, every glint of red in my periphery is suddenly his jacket. He’s always about to walk through the door as if nothing ever happened. My brain understands his loss, but my heart refuses to accept it. I can’t always say that miss him, because I can’t miss someone who never left... George’s spirit lives on in small ways. Friendly conversation in the lab. Patiently teaching concepts to the uninitiated. Joy and laughter in the face of technical failures on the robot. Everything is the same, and everything is different.” - Evan Hughes
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- Richard Paige
“In 2001, a few Priory students with a passion for engineering discovered the FIRST robotics program and created Priory’s first robotics team, Barn2Robotics. Among those students was George Schnurle. Always enthusiastic about Barn2Robotics, after graduating from college, George returned to Priory to mentor the team he created... He provided great mechanical insight, and more importantly, genuinely cared about us... To our team, George was much more than a mentor - he was a friend we all cherished.”
-2017RoboticsTeam
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