Charles R. Schueler ’44

After a long bout with leukemia, Dick died on Feb. 4, 2000, at home in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

He came to Princeton from Andover and was capt. of the freshman lacrosse team, later receiving a major "P" as a member of the 1942 NCAA championship team. He majored in politics, appeared in Triangle, was a member of Cottage Club, was head cheerleader, and made Dean's list. Among his roommates were McGiffert, Upton, Edgar, Bill Moore, Pettengill, Stretch Ewing, Dick Davis, Arnold, Willis, and Wadsworth.

A first lt. in the Army and a capt. in the reserves for years after the war, he graduated in June 1946 and then founded John Douglas, Inc., a chain of classic men's and women's sportswears stores in and around Boston. He was also in the leather business, and obtained our famous lederhosen from Bavaria for our 10th reunion, An outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, bird hunting, boating, and golf, he and his wife, Gay, also operated a seasonal antique business in Camden, Maine.

At his memorial service at the Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill, speakers included Dick Davis, Bud Scott '46, and Charlie Schueler Jr.; Gid Upton and Stretch Ewing were ushers; Bob Greeley also attended.

In addition to his wife, Gay, he is survived by six children, a sister, two stepsons, and eight grandchildren. To them the class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1944