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Notes for Charles Graham Jr. BERWIND
C. Graham Berwind, Jr., former chairman, CEO and president of Berwind Group, a family-owned investment management company, died at home on Wednesday, November 3, ten days before his 82nd birthday.
Mr. Berwind occupies a distinct place in the history of American enterprise. He was a member of the fourth generation of the family-owned Berwind-White Coal Mining Company, one of the nation's leading bituminous coal producers. Mr. Berwind grew up in Paoli, PA and graduated from the progressive Putney School in Vermont. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
After serving as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, Mr. Berwind joined the family business, and in 1972 he succeeded his father as chairman. He grew the coal mining business into a diversified portfolio of manufacturing and service companies.
Mr. Berwind is survived by his wife, the former Joanne Bingham; sons Charles Graham III of Philadelphia and James of West Palm Beach; daughters Jessica Berwind and Joanna Creamer, both of Philadelphia; their mother, Sandra Berwind of Bryn Mawr, Mr. Berwind's first wife; three
granddaughters and one grandson. Also surviving him is a brother, David, of Harvard, MA; a sister, Margaret Schiffer of West Chester, PA; and several nephews and nieces. A younger brother, Emery, died in 1982.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, November 8 at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 1904 Walnut Street, with a reception at the Rittenhouse Hotel immediately following. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Penn Medicine Wissahickon Hospice, 150 Monument Road, Suite 300, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.
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