Tree, Granite Bench to Honor Prof. Charles Warren

By Lori Wright, Media Relations

The university will plant a chestnut tree and place a granite bench in the memory of Charles Warren, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, who died July 30, 2005, from injuries sustained in a paragliding accident in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

A short service will include the tree planting and placement of the granite bench in memory of Warren Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m., between Vinny's and Rudman Hall. A social will follow from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Rudman G89/90. Oct. 22 is Family Weekend so attendees should park behind Parsons and in Lot B if spaces are unavailable by Rudman.

Born September 17, 1962, in Guildford, United Kingdom, Warren was the son of the late Charles Peter and Joan (Staples) Warren. He earned his Ph.D. from Oxford University in England in 1989. He loved rock climbing and paragliding. To learn more about his life, visit http://www.unh.edu/news/campusjournal/2005/august/082405warren.html.

Survivors include his mother, Joan Warren of Scotland; a brother, Paul T. Warren of Birmingham, UK; and a special friend, Kathy Perreco, of Canton, Mass. Paul Warren and family, and Joan Warren, will be attending the Oct. 22 service.

The College of Life Sciences and Agriculture has established the Charles Warren Memorial Fund. Memorial checks should be made out to the Charles Warren Memorial Fund and sent to the UNH Foundation, 9 Edgewood Drive, Durham, NH 03824.

Funds will be used to establish a memorial site on the Durham campus for Warren. Should the total amount of memorial gifts reach endowment level, the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and/or the family of Charles Warren reserves the right to endow the fund where the funds would then be used for graduate student scholarships in biochemistry and molecular biology.