Charles W. Lockyer Jr. *71

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Chuck died in Gwynedd, Pa., Dec. 9, 2024.

Born in Philadelphia April 6, 1944, Chuck received a B.A. in classical languages from Fordham in 1966 and a Ph.D. from Princeton in classical languages in 1971. As a Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellow, he spent a year at the University of Heidelberg.

Chuck joined Fidelity Bank in Philadelphia as a credit analyst, becoming vice president of commercial credit operations. In 1980, he became CFO and treasurer of Pubco Corp., a holding company for printing companies and publishers founded by his father. Chuck moved to Perpetual American Bank, helping grow it into the largest savings and loan in the Washington, D.C. area.

In 1996, Chuck graduated from Georgetown Law School and joined the banking department of the Washington office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. In 2003, he became vice president and general counsel at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, retiring in 2012.

Chuck’s nonprofit board service included the Menninger Foundation, Jeanes Hospital, the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation, Sidwell Friends School, the Temple University Health System, and the APGA from 1992 to 1995.

Predeceased by his wife, Karen, Chuck is survived by his children Charles III, Larissa, and Daphne, and seven grandchildren. 

Graduate memorials are prepared by the APGA.

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