Charles James Harrington ’33

Charlie died Jan. 1, 1997, in Boynton Beach, Fla. He was 85.

He came to college from Wilmington, Del., having prepared at Hotchkiss. He roomed all four years with Andy Locke and was a member of Cannon Club. After earning a PhD at MIT in 1937, he joined the DuPont Co. He retired in 1976.

During WWII, Charlie worked at Hanford, Wash., on the Manhattan Project. He was DuPont's representative in London from 1947-52 and spent the next two years in Japan as a negotiator for the company. He was general manager of DuPont's Elastimer division from 1964-67. In 1972 he became a v.p.

Charlie served on the board of Wilmington Trust Co. and was chairman of the board of the Medical Center of Delaware. He was on the Natl. Council of the World Wildlife Fund.

Charlie married Mary Gertrude Sproat in 1941. She died in 1979. He married Elinore Hoelzel Hoopes in 1983. He and his family wintered in Del Ray Beach, Fla., for many years. He played golf at the Gulf Stream Golf Club.

He is survived by his wife, Ellie, by two brothers, Willis F. Jr. '35 and George S. '39, four step-children and seven step-grandchildren, to all of whom we extend our sympathy. Charlie was a loyal member of our class, and he will be missed.

The Class of 1933