Charles William Stockton ’51

Charles was born Feb. 22, 1927, in New York, the son of Kenneth E. Stockton '14. He suffered major organ failures and died June 10, 2005, in Las Vegas.

A 1945 graduate of Deerfield, he served in the Naval Reserve prior to coming to Princeton. Charles majored in electrical engineering, went out for JV football, was a member of Cannon, and roomed with Scott Helm, Richard Ferris, and Lee Christen.

Following graduation he spent eight years with the Central Intelligence Agency, stationed in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Jordan. In 1957 he married Colleen Murphy. After two years with RCA as its Beirut, Lebanon, representative, he bought a radio telephone network in St. Thomas, which he later sold. For the last 10 years of his career, he was planning engineer on the Eastern Shore for the University of Maryland, overseeing the new construction of its expanded campus. He retired at 62 to his family's house in Martha's Vineyard, and in 2001 relocated to Las Vegas.

Charles' marriage ended in divorce. He is survived by his children, Robin Appello, Kenneth, and Keith; his sisters Susan, Anne, and Mary; and by grandchildren Patrick, Amber, and Ryan.

The Class of 1951