Deceased October 26, 2017
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In Memory
Charlie Klem ’56 died peacefully in the early hours of Oct. 26, after struggling with bladder cancer.
Over the last two decades, many classmates visited with Charlie and his wife, Sheila, during reunions, in their “house on the hill” in Amherst on Plum Tree Road, and he regularly enjoyed watching the Jeffs, and then the Mammoths, play basketball.
Charlie also served as site supervisor for Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity projects in that time and actively participated in the area Learning in Retirement community.
Charlie leaves his wife, Sheila, now in South Hadley; daughter Pamela Klem ’85, son-in-law Thomas Dubin ’84 and grandchildren Emma, Jonah and Stella Dubin; and son Timothy Klem, daughter-in-law Lynda Klem and grandchildren Caesar Sandt, Hadrian Sandt and Sarah Klem. His brother John and sister-in-law Elinor live in Armonk, N.Y.
Pamela Klem ’85