George Dunnebacke died on July 21, 2020, at the Jack Byrne Center hospice in Lebanon, New Hampshire, after a sudden, precipitous "insidious decline" in health, due to cancer.

Those who knew George would not be surprised that he delighted in the designation "insidious decline," and promptly stole it as a title of one of his famous one-page plays, written under the pen name G. Z'bach. George's flair for irreverent humor was epitomized in his recent penning of a series of epitaphs for his own gravestone. These include "I Rest My Case", "Wish You Were Here" and "Did Not Play Nicely with Others", and were recently translated into Irish by his friends from the Brattleboro Irish class.

Disinterested in maintaining a job, George nevertheless briefly fashioned himself a lucrative career in computer programming, with no previous training. He also had a number of devoted piano students over the years, who remember him as a passionate and rigorous teacher who inspired a unique appreciation for music.

Long-respected for his deep appreciation for, and understanding of, music - or more precisely, listening - George was moved to tears by the opus of J.S. Bach, late Beethoven, and his beloved Komitas. His constantly evolving list of contenders for the top 10 best songs of all time included Iris DeMent, Gram Parsons and the Rolling Stones. George spent decades studying the music of G. I.  Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, as part of his affiliation with the Gurdjieff Foundation.

George is preceded in death by his beloved cat Loretta, and survived by his next beloved cat, Pangur Bán. He is also survived by his two siblings, Mary Jean St. Claire and Laura Pesonen, as well as by his two daughters, Elizabeth and Anna, as well as his nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. George's ashes have traveled to Ireland to be laid to rest, and his piano is on its way to New Orleans. To see more of George or leave a remembrance, visit https://www.forevermissed.com/georgedunnebacke