Charles A. Warder ’55

Chuck died Oct. 1, 2025, in Greenville, S.C.

He was born May 14, 1933, in Akron, Ohio, and attended Garfield High School, where he participated in student government, dramatics, debating, and was a member of the National Honor Society. At Princeton, he joined Campus Club and majored in Asian languages. He was a member of the Freshman and Varsity Glee Club and senior year roomed with Doug Scott.

After Princeton, Chuck spent two years in the Army, serving in Berlin on the U.S. military mission to the Soviet Army. Subsequently he attended Harvard Business School, graduating in 1960. He had several jobs in New York City in the 1960s, later joining Coats & Clark, the sewing products company, where he was vice president and treasurer for 25 years. The company moved its headquarters to Greenville and Chuck decided to retire.

He was pleasantly surprised by the change, especially its nudge to travel. At one point he had made 14 transatlantic ship crossings, 13 on the QE2. On one trip he traveled to Berlin and was pleased to see the progress the city had made in 45 years.

Chuck’s later years were comfortably spent at the Cascades Verdae Retirement Community in Greenville. He is survived by his partner of 56 years, Michael Comer; sister Nancy Harwood; brother Lawrence; and several nieces and nephews.