Charles W. Prine Jr. ’48

Chuck was born and grew up in Pittsburgh. He died there Jan. 11, 2014, at age 87.

In journalism and public relations, as a developer of low- and medium-income housing, and as a leader in more than 20 civic organizations, Chuck was known and honored for his devotion to community improvement and social justice.

At Princeton, he majored in English and was a stringer for the New York Herald Tribune and other newspapers. Upon graduating in 1948, he joined the staff of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph , first working the city beat, then doing editorials and features. He founded a public-relations firm, then joined one of that firm’s clients to begin a long career in housing development, creating more than 50 projects around Pittsburgh, in Allegheny County, and in the Washington, D.C., area.

Chuck and his first wife, Irma (née Cathcart), were married in 1950 and had six children. In 1968 she was killed in an auto accident. His second wife, Elizabeth (“Liz”) (née Erskine), died of cancer in 1982.

In 1983, Chuck married Elizabeth (“Betsy”) (née Waite). She survives him, as do his daughters, Linda, Janet Rivera, Alison, Karen, and Barbara; his brother, Calvin; sister Mary Helen Kelly; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. His son Roger predeceased him.