Charles G. Burr III ’66

Charles died Dec. 15, 2018, in Tampa, Fla., where he resided.

Charles came to Princeton from Avondale High School in DeKalb County, Ga., where he was student council president. At Princeton he was active in lightweight crew, Whig-Clio, Jamesburg Reformatory Program, Campus Fund Drive, Orange Key, and the Undergraduate Council. He was a politics major and a member of Colonial Club. Roommates included Jim Linville.

During his long and distinguished legal career, Charles fought relentlessly for the protection of civil rights. For decades he worked closely with the Florida State Conference of the NAACP, which honored him with its Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry Award and with a redistricting award for his efforts at increasing minority-voter participation.

Charles is survived by son Charlie Burr; stepsons James, Edward, and Tyson Chittenden; and sister Becky Stephens. The class extends its condolences to them.