Charles Shaw Presbrey ’40

Florida resident Charlie Presbrey died at his home in Coral Gables, Fla., Feb. 24, 1996. Pres was the son of Charles Spaulding Presbrey '06 and grandson of Frank Presbrey 1879. A member of the golf team and Elm Club, Pres left Princeton his junior year and joined the family advertising agency, Cecil & Presbrey, in NYC. Aeronautics and flying were a central part of Pres's life. A graduate of the EmbryRiddle School of Aeronautics, he served as a flight instructor throughout WWII and later was a National Airlines pilot.

Pres had business ventures in cattle, home building, real estate, and furniture manufacturing. He had received an American Institute of Decorators Award for furniture design. In 1954 Pres formed Island Artists, a recording company in the Bahamas. Continuing his love of aviation, he was a member of Air Lift Intl.

Pres is survived by his wife of 38 years, Rosemarie, four daughters, Mary Dahl, Marion Gilliam, Loren McMahon, Christina Coleman, one son, Herbert, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Pres's interest in Princeton and his classmates was steadfast, and he and his family members frequently attended our major gatherings. The class sends its deepest sympathy to the entire Presbrey family.

The Class of 1940