George E. Bosh, 87, a City Hall employee who worked for Chicago for 68 years, died Thursday, Sept. 6, of cancer at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Mr. Bosh, an administrative aide with the General Services Department, is thought to have been Chicago’s oldest city employee. The secret to his longevity: He simply loved helping people, family members said. “If anything was ever needed in City Hall, he was there to help,” said his daughter, Ruth Doneske. A graduate of Crane High School, Mr. Bosh began working for the city as a window washer when Anton Cermak was in charge. Relatives said Mr. Bosh never took vacations and rarely called in sick, prompting some to liken him to baseball star Cal Ripken, who set a record for consecutive major-league games started. “By all accounts, he was an exemplary employee and a wonderful man,” said Jacquelyn Heard, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s press secretary. Mr. Bosh also is survived by a son, George; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Central Funeral Chapel, 6158 S. Central Ave., Chicago. Services will be held there at 10 a.m. Monday.
