Charles Callanan ’47

Chuck died July 6, 2012.

Chuck graduated from Albany Academy for Boys in 1943 and from Princeton in 1949. At the University, he was captain of the hockey team and played varsity football and lacrosse. He served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II and the Korean conflict.

After his military service, he worked for a family heavy-construction and materials business. In 1966, Chuck moved to Baltimore in order to find educational opportunities for his special-needs son. While in Baltimore he earned a master’s degree in teaching from Johns Hopkins University. Beginning in 1968, Chuck was headmaster of the Park School in Brooklandville, Md. After nine years he moved to New England and settled in Yarmouth, Maine, where he devoted most of his time to projects dedicated to improving the education and health of children. Outstanding among these endeavors was the Trout Foundation, which he founded and ran for a decade. Chuck’s life was given over to service, and he won many awards for his
contributions.

A man of wisdom and compassion, he was a loving role model and will be sorely missed by all who knew him. Chuck is survived by his wife, Mary, and two sons and three daughters and their families, including 10 grandchildren .