Charles M. Waugh ’41

On Dec. 13, 2012, we lost our class historian, Chuck Waugh, who died in Post Falls, Idaho.

Chuck prepared at Germantown (Pa.) High School and Mercersburg Academy. At Princeton, he majored in modern languages and literatures and held a University scholarship all four years. He also was active in the Commons.

Chuck joined DuPont after graduation, and in March 1942, he received a direct commission in naval ordnance, serving at various Navy yards and at the Bureau of Naval Ordnance in Washington, D.C., where he worked on the Merchant Vessel Armament Program. Separating as a lieutenant, he returned to DuPont, first with the technical services division and then the sales division, working in Chicago and Kansas City. After 12 years in the Midwest, he returned to Wilmington, Del., holding various administrative positions until retiring in 1986 after 42 years with DuPont.

A member of Wilmington Country Club, Chuck was an avid golfer who spent winters in Sarasota, Fla. Active in Princeton affairs in the Delaware area, he was on 1941’s class council and also served as historian.

Chuck was predeceased by his first wife, Louise Irons Waugh, and their son, Christopher. He is survived by his second wife, Anne Barnett Waugh, and his stepson, David Barnett.