Charles H. Hemminger III ’52

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Chuck died April 15, 2015. He was born in Elizabeth, N.J., and grew up in Westfield, N.J., graduating from Westfield High School in 1948. His father, Charles E.H. Hemminger, was a member of the Class of 1925.

Chuck played tackle on the 1950-51 football team and was the last surviving member of the starting 11 of the championship team of ’51. He majored in chemistry at Princeton and continued his education at Jefferson Medical College, graduating in 1956.

He practiced urology in Northampton, Mass., for 34 years, retiring in 1995. Chuck’s hobbies were travel, woodworking, ham radio, and bicycling.

He is survived by Janet, his wife of 59 years; son Stephen; daughter Helen; and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his sister, Julia Hemminger Fulmer, wife of the late Thomas Fulmer ’56.

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