Charles Linn Haslam ’65

C. L. Haslam died of heart failure Jan. 23, 2003, in Washington, D.C.

C. L. was a politics major and Charter Club member, but was best known on campus as the head (" 'Za Czar") of the Pizza Agency. C. L. will be remembered for his great laugh, his unfailing kindness and generosity, his intelligence and judgment, and his passion for small planes, Princeton and Duke basketball, and the Redskins. C. L. was the perfect gentleman and a gentle man.

C. L. was loyal to Princeton (in leisure always wearing a Princeton T-shirt) and to his fellow students, especially his roommates from Witherspoon and Campbell — Charlie Gibson, Pat Hu, Karl Jackson, Gus Maffry, John McIlwain, and John Taylor.

C. L. was an attorney and president of US Transgenics Corp., a biotechnology company. Previously he was president and CEO of Krug International, a supplier of biology and medical services. C. L. grew up in Birming-ham, Ala., and St. Petersburg, Fla., where, at St. Pete High, he was a top student and leader. He earned a law degree from Duke, taught at Virginia Tech, and was university counsel at Duke. He served in the Carter administration as general counsel in the Commerce Department.

C. L. is survived by his constant companion, Linda Chandler; her daughter, Laura; his son, Charles; a brother; and a sister.

The Class of 1965