Necrology

Charles Everts Mangan, Jr. '59

Jan. 18, 1937-Jul. 20, 2019

Charles Everts Mangan, Jr. ’59, a banker of Bethel, Conn., was born on Jan. 18, 1937, in Johnson City, N.Y., a son of the former Margery Dwyer and Charles Mangan, Sr. ’26, an attorney. He graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut.

During his high school years, Mangan earned varsity letters in football, soccer, basketball, hockey, and baseball, and served as team captain of the football, basketball, hockey, and baseball teams, according to a published obituary. He brought that athleticism along with him to Hamilton, serving as a player-coach for the football, hockey, and baseball teams, leading them to success during his years on the Hill. He was also a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.

In addition to his father, his legacy at the College included his grandfather, Thomas Mangan, Class of 1898, and an uncle, William Mangan ’28.

After graduation, Mangan entered the U.S. Navy and, after commissioning as an ensign in late 1959, served in the Far East. He then was attached to a U.S. Marine regiment at Camp Pendleton, Calif., as a naval gunfire officer. A published obituary noted that during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, his regiment boarded ship and went to and from the Caribbean transiting the Panama Canal while helping impose a naval quarantine against arms shipments to Cuba. Mangan remained with the Marine Corps before being discharged from the Navy as a lieutenant in 1965.

Mangan traded his military uniform for a business suit and joined the Bank of New York before moving on to become vice president of Westport Bank and Trust Co., retiring in 2000 as assistant vice president of the Union Savings Bank in Danbury, Conn. He served several community organizations, including the Masons and the Boys Club, the Danbury Westerners Baseball Club, and the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He was also a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and the Housatonic Valley Sports Authority.

Called a true “gentleman” known for his strong handshake and enormous bear hugs, Mangan enjoyed family vacations and youth sports.

Mangan died on July 20, 2019. He was 82 and is survived by his second wife, the former Judy Teed, four sons, and eight grandchildren.

 

 

 

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