Charles Dana Burke ’39

Burkie died peacefully after a long illness Dec. 12, 2006, in Longwood, Fla. He had moved there after living in Punta Gorda, Fla., for 33 years.

He taught military history and military law for two years at Princeton before joining his company, the 87th Armored Field Artillery, in Normandy. He completed five European campaigns during World War II and served for six months as the governor of a German county, Aichach. After the war, he met and married Phoebe Walton with whom he had four children. He and Phoebe made annual trips to Europe, mostly in England and Austria for mountain hiking.

Burkie retired from his longtime job as general sales manager at Brinton Carpets in Canada. During his retirement in Punta Gorda he served on the Charlotte County School Board, was commodore of the Punta Gorda Sailing Club, served as city commissioner, and was mayor for one term. He also volunteered as a tutor at local schools.

We offer our sincere sympathy to Phoebe and their children, Constance Thornton, Allison Marcous, Charles, and Jonathan; and 11 grandchildren. To honor Burkie's wishes, a burial at sea was planned.