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- TOWNSEND, CHARLES COOPER JR. died at home on August 27, 2010 after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Daphne A. Townsend, who survives him. Born in 1927 in Bryn Mawr, Pa., he was predeceased by his parents, Charles C. Townsend and Ethel H. Townsend and by his wives Ann T. Frothingham and Mary Elizabeth Carr. Also surviving him are his sister Barbara Crawford, his brother-in-law Alan, his children by his first wife, Charles C. Townsend, III and Elinor T. Mahony, four grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Townsend attended Episcopal Academy, Overbrook, PA, and graduated from The Pomfret School. He received his BSEE from Princeton University, summa cum laude, Class of 1949, where he was a member of the Ivy Club. He was a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School, Class of 1956.
He served in the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army, stationed in Italy, and was honorably discharged in 1948. He was employed at The Atlantic Refining Company, Philadelphia, Pa. and Seatrain Lines, New York. In 1978, he retired from partnership at Morgan Stanley & Co. to farm and raise polled Hereford cattle at Raynham Farms, in Hopewell, NJ.
Mr. Townsend served on the boards of The Bunbury Company, W. P. Carey & Co., Collier Enterprises, The Evergreens, Stockton State College, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, Trinity Counseling Service, University Medical Center at Princeton, and The Windham Foundation.
He loved the out-of-doors and was an avid fly-fisherman. He was a member of The Bedens Brook Club, Harvard Club of New York, Nassau Club, Pohoqualine Fishing Association, and a former member of the Tobique Salmon Club. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday Sept. 14, 2010 at 11 A.M. at Trinity Episcopal Church, Princeton. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Princeton Healthcare System Fdn., 253 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ 08540.
Published on Philly.com on Sept. 2, 2010 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/philly/obituary.aspx?pid=145037642#sthash.ReOAyqOB.dpuf
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