Charles A. Bortz ’49

The following memorial for Charles A. Bortz included incorrect information about his death and family. Bortz died Oct. 14, 2006. His sister, Eva M. Goldman, predeceased him on Feb. 23, 1994.

Charles died Nov. 14, 2006, at the age of 81.

He prepared for Princeton at Kenwood High School in Baltimore and served as a paratrooper in the European theater during World War II. At Princeton he majored in philosophy, and served first as news editor and then managing editor of The Daily Princetonian. He graduated in 1951, winning honorable mention for the 1869 Prize in Ethics. He was a member of Dial Lodge.

Charles spent most of his life after Princeton in the merchant marine, traveling the world. He was married to Eva M. Goldman, who died in 1994. He is survived by a sister, Frances A. Aull, and by several nieces and nephews. The class extends its sympathy to them on their loss.