Word was received this week that George Walter Reed Jr., a former Williamsport resident, died Feb. 21, 2022, in Florida at the age of 89. Reed, whose longtime business and community involvement included service as regional manager of the local Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith office, was a former member of Penn College's Corporate Advisory Board. A full obituary was published in Wednesday's editions of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette.