Charles Rubel ’42

Charlie died Dec. 12, 2013, at the age of 92.

He was born April 21, 1921, in Washington, D.C., and prepared for Princeton at Le Rosey school in Switzerland. At Princeton, Charlie majored in economics. He later received a master’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins.

After Princeton, Charlie trained with the Navy and served in Burma with the American Field Service. On his way back from Burma, he met his future wife, Mary, in England. They were married in 1946.

During his long career, Charlie worked with the Veterans Affairs department, the Commerce department, and the Foreign Service sector of the State Department. Accompanied by Mary and his children, he served in Pakistan, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Chile. After retiring in 1975 from the USAID, he taught economics and management at Hawaii Pacific College.

He was survived by Mary, five children, 16 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to them all.