Chuck Parmele died Nov. 4, 2012, at the University Medical Center of Princeton after a brief illness. He and his wife, Jackie, had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June.
Chuck prepped at Staten Island Academy, where he played tennis, and later became a trustee. He was New York State Junior Tennis Champion. On the Princeton tennis team, he never lost an intercollegiate match.
Chuck served in the Army for three years, returning from service in the Pacific as a sergeant. At Princeton, he majored in history and graduated magna cum laude in 1949. He was a member of Tiger Inn.
Returning to Staten Island, Chuck started his career in life insurance with Chubb, as did Bill Wright, who became a lifelong friend. In 1952 he married Jacquelyn White, a nationally ranked tennis player. The sport kept them both going strong through a long life together.
Chuck served the class as regional chair of Annual Giving, chairman of memorial insurance, and class treasurer, among other jobs. He felt that his personal and professional successes were due to the fine education he received at Princeton.
Chuck later started his own insurance agency, now Parmele, McDermott & Thomas, where his two sons carry on. The class sends sympathy to Jackie and sons Charles R. IV and James W.