CHARLES "CHUCK OR CHIC" WIELGUS

Charles "Chuck or Chic" Wielgus passed away on November 11 (Veteran’s Day), 2004 at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY. He was 81 years old. Born on January 2, 1923 in Hadley, MA, he was the son of Joseph Wielgus and Anna Armata, who had immigrated to the United States from Poland through llis Island in 1917.

He grew up in Thompsonville, CT, graduated from Enfield High School in 1940 and attended Bryant College in Smithfield, RI. Mr. Wielgus served in the U.S. Air Force from 1943 to 1946. He subsequently graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bryant College in 1947, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the college newspaper, President of the Student Council, President of the Honor Society and President of the Intra-Fraternity Council.

From 1947 to 1956, Mr. Wielgus worked for the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, where he rose to the position of Assistant Personnel Manager. In 1956, he joined The Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation as its Director of Employee Relations. He stayed with the company through 1971 at which tme he was Vice President for Organizational Development, Employee & Public Relations. In 1971, he joined Dun & Bradstreet Companies, Inc. as its Vice President of Personnel. In 1976, he was named a Senior Vice President; and in 1983, he was named Executive Vice President. In 1977, Mr. Wielgus was recognized with a Honorary Doctor of Science in Business Administration Degree from Bryant College.

He retired in 1988 and continued to live in Larchmont, NY, where he and his wife, Irene had resided since 1962. Throughout his life, Mr. Wielgus was very much involved in various church, community and political activities. He was a member of the Sts. John and Paul Parish. For more than ten years, he served as a Director of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Westchester and a Trustee for Operation Hope. He was a longtime member of the Business Education Advisory Commission for the New York City Board of Education. Mr. Wielgus was also extremely active in New York State, Westchester and local politics, serving in various Chairmanship, Executive Committee and Board of Directors roles. He served as Chairman of the Town of Mamaroneck Republican Party for ten years. In retirement, he was especially active with the Larchmont Lion’s Club, Knights of Columbus and the Old Guard.

Mr. Wielgus is survived by his wife of 55 years, Irene Helen Graham and three children: Charles, Jr. of Colorado Springs, CO; Paul of Barrington, RI; and Martie of Mamaroneck, NY. He was also a loving grandfather to ten childen. He will forever be remembered for his work ethic, accomplishment, humility, integrity, gentleness, kindness and complete dedication to his family.

Friends may visit the Fox Funeral Home in Larchmont on Tuesday (November 16) between 2-4 and 7-9 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sts. John and Paul Church in Larchmont on Wednesday (November 17) at 10 am. Burial will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to Sts. John and Paul Church.

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