George Michael Nadeau

George M. Nadeau, 49, died unexpectedly September 19 ^th , 2018, in Escondido, CA.  He was born May 27 ^th , 1969, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a resident of Lake Forest for more than 30 years.

George graduated from El Toro High School, Class of 1987.  Following graduation, he attended USC where he was a member of the Trojan Marching Band.  He then transferred to SUNY at Purchase where he graduated in 1992 Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Fine Arts.  In November 1996, he was presented with the prestigious Princess Grace Award by Isabella Rossellini.

George received his Master's degree in Photographic Arts & Sciences from RIT in 1997.  His career path continued in the graphic arts field.  He most recently was employed as Manager of Product Development of trading cards at Cryptozoic Entertainment.

George is survived by his mother Hue (Tran) Nadeau; twin sister Jacqueline Brown and her husband Patrick; older sister, Jeanne Braun, her husband, Tony and their three daughters, Haley, Audrey and Leslie; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

His funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, September 28 ^th at Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church with burial at El Toro Memorial Park.  A reception will follow at Santiago de Compostela Church.

Please send any monetary contributions in Memory of George M. Nadeau to https://purchase.thankyou4caring.org/