Charles Henry Detwiller Jr. ’39

DET DIED of a heart attack at his Cape Cod home on May 11, 1991. He had been living there in retirement since 1985, when he closed the Plainfield architectural firm he had founded in 1947. His practice covered a wide range, designing residences, commercial and public buildings, but he specialized in restoring and preserving antique buildings. He served on the American Institute of Architects National Committee for Historical Preservation. Among his favorite accomplishments were the creation and development of Stage House Village in Scotch Plains, N.J. and the Seamen's Inn in Mystic, Conn. In Massachusetts, he was a trustee of the Cape Museum of Fine Arts.

In a lighter vein, Det had a deft touch in creating cartoons, a talent we first enjoyed in his undergraduate contributions to the TIGER and the PRINCE. Ever since, he has responded generously whenever the Class asked for artwork to enliven our Class yearbooks and letters.

Det and Catherine Campbell were married in 1941. To Cathy, their daughters, Deborah Smith and Laurie Sorensen, and sons, Charles III and Frederic '68, we offer our sincere sympathy and our continuing friendship.

The Class of 1939