FAMILY PLACED OBITUARY

CHARLES JAMES EWART III
$nameCHARLES JAMES EWART III 10/23/1935 - 1/3/2015 So loved by his wife, family and friends, Charlie was taken so suddenly, leaving us and his plans and programs to continue teaching for many more years. Otherwise, healthy and happy, he found joy in teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) to students at McKinley School for Adults and Hawaii Literacy. He received "Teacher of the Year" awards from both schools where he taught since 2006. Charlie graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a BS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1967 and received an MS Degree in Civil Engineering from Cornell University in 1970 where he majored in Hydrology and Hydraulics. He began working for the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, as a Junior Engineer in 1967 and became Project Chief in 1971. He developed and managed Exploratory Drilling and Testing Programs in Hawaii and the CNMI, retiring in 1998. The following month he began Kale Industries providing consulting services for groundwater hydrology, exploratory water well drilling and development. He was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1963 after serving 10 years in foreign countries and in Hawaii. Charlie was an active volunteer for the Sony Open for 12 years, coached baseball and soccer when his sons were young in Kailua. Charlie .is greatly missed by his wife, Terry, his sons, Charles J. Ewart IV (wife Ana Gabriela); David M. Ewart (wife Tracey) and three loving grandchildren, Gabriela, Cameron and Cannon. Charles was born in Rochester, New York. Parents Charles J. Ewart, Jr. And Viola Lindsay. He leaves sisters, Patricia Miller and Shirley Bartholomew. Celebration of Life at Oahu Cemetery and Mortuary on Saturday, January 31 beginning at 3:30 pm. Reception to follow. Committal Services at Punchbowl National Cemetery on Monday, February 2, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Remembrances to St Francis Hospice and Hawaii Literacy. Online condolences to www.charlesjamesewart.com.

Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased

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