Charles D. Scudder III ’63

Charles died June 3, 2017. He was a businessman in Louisville, Ky., serving for years as chief financial officer and then chairman and CEO of Management Cleaning Controls, which provided cleaning and maintenance services for retail stores, malls, theaters, and supermarkets.

At Princeton he majored in philosophy, wrote his senior thesis on Hegel, and belonged to Cloister Inn, where one classmate remembers him as an avid card player. He had attended Atherton High School in Louisville. His avocations included squash, sailing, and scuba diving.

Charles is survived by his wife, Diane; children Karen and her husband, Doug Owens; Michelle and her husband, Michael McDonald; Stephanie; and Charles IV and his wife, Emily; grandchildren Devon and Baylee McDonald, and Elijah, Isabella, Isaac, and Annelise Owens; sister Sally and her husband, Bob Wolfsberger; and nieces, nephews, and cousins.