Charles Sheild McCandlish ’70

Charlie died on Mar. 17, 2001, in Winchester, Va., of cancer. He was 52. He came to Princeton from Episcopal HS in Alexandria, Va. At Princeton he majored in English, writing his senior thesis under Carlos Baker, and was an officer of Charter Club, where he lived his senior year with Gerry Showstack and Steve Mygatt. He was active in the Glee Club. Following graduation, he served two duties touring the western Pacific as public affairs officer on the aircraft carrier USS Constellation. After discharge with the rank of lieutenant, he earned his law degree from the U. of Va. and married his childhood sweetheart, Mary Smith.

Charlie started with a law firm in Richmond, and then moved to Winchester, where he practiced for 21 years. He also served on the Virginia State Bar's Public Information and Judicial Selection committees, the city council, the school board, the Nature Conservancy, and as adjunct professor of business law. He was president of the bar association and the Torch Club and served on the Alumni Schools Committee. Charlie was described as "one of the most pleasant and capable attorneys who ever served on the Winchester courts."

He is survived by his wife, Mary, son Robert, daughter Caroline, mother, and a sister, to all of whom the class extends its condolences.

The Class of 1970