Charles H. Barrow ’52

Charlie came from Oak Park (Ill.) High School and majored in economics. He joined Tower, the Republican Club, the Chicago Club, and Orange Key. His roommates were Alan Allen, Mitchell Mills, and Rundy Blakemore.

His stellar career from 1952 to 1986 at Northern Trust Bank in Chicago ended with him as president and a member of its board of directors. Thereafter he joined Everen Securities, serving as managing director until 1999. After that he was a senior adviser for Howe Barnes Securities. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago early on.

His private interests included major roles in a range of charities, including Planned Parenthood, the Rehabilitation Institute, and McCormick Theological Seminary, as well as the Princeton Club of Chicago.

Charlie died Aug. 31, 2020, at home. Surviving are  his three daughters, Paula, Carla, and Barbara ’81; and seven grandchildren, including Amy Achenbaum ’12. To them the class sends its sympathies at the loss of their much-esteemed dad and grandfather.