Charles B. Mathias ’62

Charlie died Dec. 17, 2022, in Berwyn, Pa., after a long illness. 

He came to Princeton from Tamaqua (Pa.) High School. At Princeton, he majored in English, served as art editor of The Tiger, and ate at Quadrangle Club. During senior year he roomed with several close friends in the Taj suites in Blair Hall. For the initial five years after graduation, he served as the Class of 1962’s first secretary/Class Notes editor. 

Charlie spent a career of 45 years in pharmaceutical advertising, the final 25 years with what eventually became Vicom/FCB and is now FCB Health. He served as executive vice president for eastern operations of Vicom/FCB, operating the offices in New York and Philadelphia. He was proud of leading the campaigns for the earliest oral contraceptive and the first implantable contraceptive. 

In our 50th-reunion yearbook, Charlie wrote that he’d had few regrets and a lot of fun. He is survived by his wife, Marla; his four children, Brette, Jim, Greg, and Danna; and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by Nellie Anne, his former wife and the mother of three of his children; and by his grandson Hayden. The class extends condolences to all.