George Anderson -- the alias that stuck

Paul Strandberg writes:
Stan,
While I didn't have too many memories of our former principal other than the service club outing at Darling Dude Ranch (I seem to remember one of our classmates shoplifting candy, but that's another story), I do remember the story of Neil Anderson, known as George by almost everyone.

Harassing inmates
Neil, who passed on at far too early an age, told me the story of how he acquired the name at our 25th class reunion. He related the story that at an away basketball game at Wheaton or somewhere like that, he and his friends skipped the game and spent their time harassing the inmates at the local jail.
When the local cops demanded to know his name, in this time before IDs, Neil knew he had to lie and come up with a name quickly, and all he could think of was "George Anderson."
The name stuck. Getting to know Neil/George better at that reunion was a highlight of the reunion for me. While he had already had a heart attack, he was still living his life fully. I was truly sad to hear of his death.
Paul