Charles Humbert Tinsman ’28

Hum Tinsman died Sept. 1, 1997, in Shawnee Mission, Kan. He attended Kansas City Country Day School. At Princeton he majored in economics, was a member of Terrace Club, and was active in Triangle Club.

Following graduation he worked for a year at the Chase Natl. Bank in Chicago, taking courses at Northwestern. In 1929 he returned to Kansas City and in 1930 was married to Julia Elizabeth Chandler.

Through the years Hum had interests in many businesses. He organized and was president of two petroleum companies, but his main interest was in banking. He was on the board of several banks and participated in mergers and in establishing new banks.

He was president of the Board of the Helping Hand and a director of St. Luke's Hospital. With others he organized the St. Luke's Hospital Foundation for Medical Education and Research. He was on the vestry of St. Andrews's Episcopal Church, where he received the Bishop's Medal for distinguished service to the Diocese of West Missouri. He was a trustee of the Linda Hall Library and a fellow of the Nelson Art Gallery.

He enjoyed golf, tennis, flyfishing, and, in recent years, gardening with his wife. His sons are Humbert Jr. '55 and James '56. His classmates express their sympathy to his family.

The Class of 1928