RICHMOND, Va. – Charles Priestley Inman, 85, known as “Bud” in the South and “Buddy” in Maine, died May 2, 2006, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 12, 1920, in Orono, to Charles and Hazel Inman. Bud held Maine and all his friends and family there close to his heart, and fondly recalled summers at the family camp on Pushaw Pond with his brother, Harold Inman, and sister, Hazel Upton, who have predeceased him. Graduating from the University of Maine where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, he entered the Army July 1943 and became a distinguished soldier in combat during Normandy, northern France, Ardennes, central Europe and Rhineland. As a first lieutenant, “B” Company, 119th Regiment of the 30th Infantry Division, he earned two Silver Stars, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry Badge. After his discharge from the Army in August 1945, Bud married his sweetheart, Evelyn Rose, who died in 1987. Bud began his career as a stockbroker, but later joined his father-in-law, Marion Rose, to manage Charles E. Brauer Co., wholesale grocer in Richmond, Va. His career spanned duties as a sales representative to the trade through management and CEO. Always active in his church and community, Bud was a Cub Scout pack leader, Boy Scout leader, reader for the Virginia Voice Radio and many others. He held various leadership positions, including president and chairman of the board of the Virginia Wholesalers and Distributors, Southern Tobacco and Candy Association and the National Candy Wholesalers, now American Wholesale Marketers Association. He continued to be an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Richmond, Va. and served as president 1992-93. This association and his many friends in Kiwanis were his crowning achievement. Bud’s brother, Harold, had a parallel association in Rotary and they spent many hours comparing the two service clubs. He is survived by two children, Charles P. Inman Jr. “Chuck” of Princeton, N.J. and wife, Pam, and son, Charles P. Inman III.; daughter, Carol Inman Novak and fiance, Patrick H. Darnell of Rockville, Md. children, Diana Emami, Erika Wyse and Nicholas Novak. He is also survived by his wife, Dianne O’Kelley Inman; nephews, Joe Inman and wife, Joanne of Windham, David Inman and wife, Jane, of Portland, Charles Upton and wife, Bonnie, of Houlton; nieces, Molly Nagle and husband, Bob, of Brewer, Helen “Ducky” Boomer and husband, Joe, of Atlanta, Ga., Hazel Hopkins and husband, Larry, of Baltimore, Md. and Mary Davis of Lynchburg, Va. Services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Bliley Chapel. Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. A reception was held afterwards at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. Memorial donations can be made to the Kiwanis Club of Richmond, P.O. Box 12213, Richmond, VA 23241 or Cat Adoption and Rescue Efforts, CARE Cats, P.O. Box 2934, Richmond, VA 23228.
CHARLES PRIESTLEY INMAN
