Charlie was born Oct. 15, 1929, in New York City to Annette Adams and Martin Burkelman ’18, and came to us from Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven.

At Princeton he was a mechanical engineering major and a member of Campus Club. He roomed with Bill Coale, Bill Davis, Frank Driver, Lou Emanuel, Earle Helton, Tom Lewis, Andy Neely, Harry Schoettle, and Dick Williams. After OCS he served in the Navy on the USS Saratoga.

Charlie and Marjorie Lutz were married in 1954. He worked first for Driver-Harris (Frank Driver’s family firm) as a process engineer. Thereafter he worked for many years at Lily Tulip Paper Cup headquarters in Toledo. The company was sold to KKR & Co., and Charlie was transferred to Augusta, Ga., where he eventually retired.

He was an avid sailor and a member of the North Cape Yacht Club near Toledo, Ohio, and the Augusta Sailing Club, serving as commodore of each. He was a longtime volunteer for Annual Giving.

After Marjorie’s death, Charlie married Claire Wolke, a widow and longtime friend of the family. Charlie died Dec. 7, 2012. He is survived by Claire; his son, Bruce ’78; his daughter, Susan Kirby; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

Undergraduate Class of 1951