Charles F. Johnson III ’60

Charlie graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall, where he enjoyed band and orchestra and the camera club. At Princeton, he majored in biology, joined the Pre-Med Society and the Marching Band, dined at Elm, and pursued his lifelong love of sailing with the Yacht Club. Charlie went on to Johns Hopkins Medical School, where he earned a medical degree in 1964. After a stint with the U.S. Public Health Service, he undertook residencies in plastic surgery at both the University of Chicago and University of Rochester medical schools.

Charlie started a private practice in plastic and reconstructive surgery in Pawtucket, R.I., where he soon earned recognition as a specialist in hand surgery. He was also a clinical associate and teacher at Brown University’s medical school for many years. An early computer enthusiast, Charlie developed the program for a widely used handheld device for assessing hand function in reconstructive surgery. He continued to practice and advise until his death.

From a boyhood love of boating came enthusiasms largely water oriented: sailing, fishing, cruising, and scuba diving. He loved art, especially painting, and was an enthusiastic watercolorist himself.

Charlie died June 1, 2023. He is survived by sons Charles and Robert ’92, daughter Amanda ’96, two granddaughters, and an extended family, to whom we send our condolences.