Charles Edgar Keller ’54

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"Chuck" Keller died Feb. 27, 2001, at his winter home in Palmas Del Mar, Puerto Rico. Subsequent to his bachelor's degree, he obtained his law degree from the U. of Michigan in 1957. He spent 40 years as a corporate law attorney in Detroit and Bloomfield Hills. He was a partner of Keller, Thoma, Schwarze, Katz and Duby and also taught labor law at Wayne State U. in Detroit. He actively taught young associates in his firm in the field of labor law. After he retired in 1997, he continued to work as a consultant to corporate boards, hospitals, and school boards. While at Princeton he was a politics major, a member of Cannon Club, and was active in basketball, baseball, and hockey. He also has served as our class secretary for a five-year term.

The class extends its sincere condolences to his wife, Joan, his daughter, Katherine, and his sons, Charles Jr. and Matthew.

The Class of 1954

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