Channing Way Jr. ’35

CHANNING DIED May 1, 1992, at the Devon Manor Nursing Home, Devon, Penn., following a long, debilitating illness,

Born in West Chester, Penn., in 1912, he attended the Haverford School (192430) and Exeter (1931), where he was active in the Glee Club, dramatics, and the literary society. At Princeton he majored in modern languages, earned second group honors, and was a columnist for THE DAILY PRINCETONIAN. He roomed all four years with Gordy Keen and was a member of Quadrangle Club.

In his first year after graduation, Charming became an exchange teacher at the Ecole Normale in Valence, France, polishing his French and teaching English. Upon return he entered the advertising world, with N.W. Ayer, PhiladelphiaNew York. in 1942 he volunteered for the Navy Reserve Officer Program and took basic training at Princeton. For the next four years, he served in the European, African, and Asiatic theaters, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander.

After the service Charming returned to Philadelphia and joined the Curtis Publishing Company. He married Hermione Barrett in 1947. After early retirement they continued to live in Philadelphia, with summers at their home on Mt. Desert Island, Me. Channing is survived by his wife of 45 years, three nephews and three nieces, to all of whom the Class extends its sympathy and a shared sense of loss.

The Class of 1935