Charles Corson Highley Jr. ’51

Chuck was born May 9, 1926, in Newark, N.J., to Charles and Anna Turnbull Highley. His father was a member of the Class of 1917.

After graduating from the Lawrenceville School he served in the Marines from 1944 to 1946. At Princeton Chuck was a sociology major, belonged to Cap and Gown, and played varsity tennis. He roomed with John Ehrenclou, Sandy Halsey, and Ash Harvey.

After graduation he went back to Glen Ridge, N.J., and worked in his father’s coal and oil business, Highley & Co. He also became a security analyst. He and Diane Beatty were married in 1953 and eventually settled in Spring Lake, N.J.

Charley was a golf legend. At his home course, Spring Lake, he won his first club championship in 1957 and captured it again a total of 13 times. Added to this were championships at the North and South Super Seniors Tournament at Pinehurst, N.J., State Senior Championships, and the Florida State Super Seniors Championship, among others. His overall tennis and golf prowess encompassed 70 years.

Charley died May 22, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 92. He is survived by his wife, Diane; their children, Jennifer, Charles, Matthew, and Robert; and seven grandchildren.