Charles Loy Sanders Jr. ’41

Chas died Jan. 1, 2007, in Sacramento, Calif.

Coming from Jamaica (N.Y.) High School, he majored in SPIA at Princeton and graduated with highest honors. While at Princeton, he was on the boards of the Tiger magazine and the Nassau Herald and was managing editor of the Bric-a-Brac.

After earning an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1943, he joined the Navy and served in the South Pacific.

After his service, Chas worked for several years as a certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen Co. in New York City before joining the Paul Revere Life Insurance Co., in Worcester, Mass. He became vice president, controller, and director before retiring in 1985 and moving to Sacramento.

He was active in many civic affairs. He served as president of the Mohegan Council of Boy Scouts, president of the Worcester Taxpayers Association, and as a trustee of Clark University.

Chas was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Nancy Cleary Sanders. He is survived by his two daughters, Elizabeth Duncan and Judith Boylan; his son, William ’71; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.