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PFEFFER III, Charles A.

Charles A. Pfeffer III, formerly of Cumberland and Portland, ME, died suddenly of a heart attack, Saturday (July 3, 1999) in the Azores, Territory of Portugal. He had recently completed a solo crossing of the Atlantic on his sailboat, Piper, and had been met a few days earlier by his wife, Deborah. Mr. Pfeffer was born in New York, NY in 1939, the son of Charles A. Pfeffer, Jr. and Lucille (Spafford) Pfeffer. He grew up in the City and in Bedford, NY, and learned sailing at a young age at the family summer home in Edgartown, MA. He attended the Brooks School in North Andover, MA, and went on to obtain an undergraduate degree from Columbia University. He completed his formal education when he received a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Pfeffer married Margaret Sewall Alden in 1961, and together they raised four children. For over 23 years, the family lived in Rochester, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Litchfield, Harrisburg, PA, and finally in Freeport, ME. The couple divorced in 1984. In 1996, Mr. Pfeffer married Deborah French on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. For the past four years, the couple had lived on their boat, traveling throughout the Caribbean and along the East Coast. Mr. Pfeffer held management positions with Hamilton Beach-Scoville, IMPLEX, Pioneer Systems, and retired from H. M. Payson in 1995. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Lewiston, ME, and had played clarinet in the Casco Bay Concert Band. He was a member of the Portland Yacht Club, the Harraseeket Yacht Club, and the St. George's Yacht Club of Bermuda. He was also a commodore of the Seven Seas Cruising Association. Surviving are his wife, Deborah; his four children, Charles A. Pfeffer, IV of Rochester, NY, Amy-Louise A. Pfeffer of New Haven, Richard A. Pfeffer of Portland, and Elizabeth A. Pfeffer of Tijeras, NM; and four grandchildren, Edward Pfeffer, Margaret Pfeffer, Marta Pfeffer Sola, and Anna Maria Pfeffer Hernandez. Also surviving are his brothers, James L. Pfeffer of Essex, and Peter E. Pfeffer of St. Petersburgh, FL; and many friends around the world. A memorial service will be held at The Portland Yacht Club, Old Powerhouse Road, Falmouth, ME, on Sunday, July 18, 11:30 a. m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either the Casco Bay Concert Band, c/o Pfeffer, 46 Sandy Terrace, Portland, ME 04102, or Friends of Casco Bay, 2 Fort Road, South Portland, ME 04106. Hartford Courant, July 11, 1999.³