Charles H. Rose ’50

Charlie died Feb. 9, 2025, in Newtown, Pa.  

He was born Oct. 9, 2025, in Riverside, N.J., and grew up in Bordentown, N.J., son of Charles and Marion. Encouraged by teacher J. Paul Baldeagle ’23, Charlie attended Moorestown Friends School on scholarship. He was a geology major at Princeton, worked various jobs on campus, and was a proud member of Prospect Club. He served in the artillery in Korea, then in the National Guard for 23 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.  

Charlie married the love of his life, Beverly Claire Kramer (Syracuse ’53), in 1953. Having worked at The Meyers List, a small advertising firm (and earning an NYU MBA), he and Bev bought the company in 1968, and moved the business to a purpose-built building that they named Nassau Hall in Oyster Bay, N.Y. 

An ever-enthusiastic Princetonian, Charlie chaired the Long Island Schools Committee, pioneering the interviewing of 100% of the region’s undergraduate applicants. He served the Class of 1950 in many roles — he was in his second term as class president at his death — and worked with the Alumni Council, sharing best practices developed while ’50’s treasurer. He received the Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton in 2004. 

Bev died in 1991. Charlie is survived by daughters Elizabeth Rose ’77, Christine Parham ’80, and Margaret Rose (Lafayette ’84); and grandchildren Chris Owens, Robert Dyer, and William Dyer.