Charles Madison Riley ’43

Mad died March 30, 2004, a victim of complications arising from Alzheimer's disease. He was 83.

Mad prepared for Princeton at Episcopal Academy in Marion and Devon, Pa. He graduated from the University in 1943, and saw combat action with the Army in the European theater during World War II.

Upon returning to civilian life, Mad began a career in advertising with N.W. Ayer and Son, ultimately retiring as vice president for finance. Later in his life, Mad also devoted himself to helping people with eyesight problems (he had suffered the loss of sight in one eye) by becoming a volunteer for the Associated Services for the Blind.

Mad is survived by his wife of almost 53 years, the former Mary-Louise Vanneman Mally; four children, Hunter Robb Riley, C. Madison Riley III, Elizabeth Marshall Riley and Paul Vanneman Riley; and 10 grandchildren.

To the entire family, we extend our deepest and most heartfelt sympathies.

The Class of 1943