G. Cheston Carey Jr. ’51

Cheddy died of a heart attack Oct. 25, 1995. As president and CEO of Carey Machinery & Supply Co., he was a leader of Baltimore's cultural and community affairs. In the words of a longtime friend, "He was a man who was concerned about his com-munity . . . giving came naturally to him. He was gentle, quiet, and an intellectual."

Cheddy prepped at Gilman. At Princeton he was a Phi Beta Kappa in engineering, a member of Ivy Club and of '51's national championship lacrosse team. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the Univ. of Manchester, where he studied economics. He served three years in the Navy's Bureau of Ordnance.

His family's business was Cheddy's career. Duke Nash, classmate and old friend, remembers him for "his fairness and competitive spirit, warmth and sincerity, and being an interesting and interested friend and companion." Cheddy was on the board of the Baltimore Symphony, chairman of the Council for Equal Business Opportunity, and a board member of Gilman and Bryn Mawr.

Cheddy epitomized Emerson's definition of success: "To laugh often and love much/and leave the world a better place." His family had these lines inscribed on his marker.

Cheddy leaves Clelia, his wife of 22 years, sons Chet '82 and Geoffrey, and three stepchildren. The class extends its condolences to them and honors an outstanding member.

The Class of 1951