Charles L. Thompson II ’29

Charlie died Feb.19, 2002. He prepared for Princeton at St. Louis Country Day School. At Princeton he was manager of the '31 baseball team and a member of freshman track, the Glee Club, and Tower Club. He married Winifred Duncan in 1935.

His career was in the steel business. He was vice president of the Ludlow-Saylor Wire Co. of St. Louis. When the business was sold to General Steel Industries Inc., he retained the title of vice president and treasurer of his division. He was a member of the scholarship committee of St. Louis Country Day School. He was a longtime member of the University Club and served on Community Chest, Red Cross, and Boy Scout drives. He has two children, William Duncan and Joyce, and two grandchildren, Edward and Charles. To Winifred and her children and grandchildren, the class extends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1929