Charles Joseph Beran ’43

Charley died Aug. 7, 2003, at Greenwich [Conn.] Hospital. He was 82. Death was due to complications following a stroke.

Born in Heiden, Switzerland, he emigrated to the US with his family in 1924. Charley grew up in Tuckahoe, N.Y. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and then from Princeton in 1943. During WWII, he served in the Pacific theater as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

Charley's business career as a chemical engineer encompassed three major firms — Anaconda, Tensolite, and Celanese.

A Greenwich resident for 50 years, he was active in many Greenwich organizations following his retirement, including Meals on Wheels, tax counseling for the elderly, the Greenwich Art Society, and the Greenwich Land Society.

Charley is survived by a daughter, Leslie Beran Tower, a sister, Margaret Erni, and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Marie Matthews, in 1993.

To all the bereaved, rest assured we share your sorrow.

The Class of 1943