Lundy was originally from
Chicago, Illinois. He first joined the
Society of Jesus, also known as the
Jesuits, when at the age of 19. He received his
bachelor's degree in
sociology from
Loyola University New Orleans and his
master's degree from the Jesuit School of Theology. He also obtained a
doctorate from the
University of Chicago. Lundy joined the faculty of Loyola University New Orleans. He served as the director of the university's Institute for Human Understanding, which is now called the Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice, during the early 1980s. The center studies and works with social issues, notably
justice,
racism,
workers' rights, and
poverty. Lundy also joined Loyola's faculty, teaching courses in
labor studies through the institute. Additionally, Lundy established his own school through Loyola, which taught labor leaders how to effectively organize and maintain a
labor union. As part of the school, Lundy created and implemented a labor plan for a company, based in Germany, written in both
German and
English. During his tenure at Loyola, Lundy co-created a religious coalition in
opposition to the death penalty with
Sister Helen Prejean and Rev.
Joe Morris Doss, the then
Episcopal pastor of the
Grace Episcopal Church in
New Orleans and future Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. In 1986, Loyola New Orleans President
James C. Carter, S.J. appointed Lundy as the university's
provost and vice president for academic affairs. Lundy had been serving as the director of the Institute for Human Relations at the time of his appointment. He worked as provost from 1986 to 1992. Lundy became the Vice President of
University of Detroit Mercy, a Jesuit institution in Michigan, in 2000. Lundy was appointed the President of
Wheeling Jesuit University in 2000, where he served for three years. Following his departure from Wheeling Jesuit, Lundy was sent to
Southern University in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he served as the
pastor for the university's Catholic Student Center. In 2011, Lundy returned to Loyola New Orleans, where he directed a Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice campaign to end the death penalty by gaining the support of medical professionals. Father George Lundy died of complications of a stroke at
Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans on December 20, 2011, at the age of 64. He was survived by his mother, Mary Lundy, and three sisters - Noreen Osterlein, Barbara Lundy, and Mary Semela. He was buried at St. Charles College in
Grand Coteau, Louisiana. ==References==