Charlie Bryant (1952-2010)

On Wednesday afternoon, December 1, 2010, after a long battle with liver disease, Charlie Bryant (Charles A. Bryant, Yale BA '74) passed away at UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital in Los Angeles. Charlie was 58 years old.

While at Yale, Charlie proved himself to be a remarkable combination of selfless friend to many, brilliant mathematician, and competitive athlete (coxing Yale's varsity eight for most of his four years at Yale). Twice married (and twice divorced) after his Yale years, Charlie achieved much during three distinct careers as an actuary, then an attorney, and finally as an LA-area teacher. He is survived by his brother Randy, a Houston attorney; and by his significant other, Susan Rosenwasser of Santa Monica, in whose arms he died.

Despite his later years on the West Coast, Chas (as many of us called him) remained proud of his New Orleans roots (and friends there); and fiercely proud of Yale and of being a Yalie through-and-through. Susan reports he was wearing his Yale cap when he died.

Those who knew him best, knew him as a gentle soul; and as a gifted thinker with a streak of curiosity and passion for the world around him. Though Chas fought hard and gracefully for life in his final weeks, his early death is a tragedy, and he will be greatly missed. For more information, please feel free to contact Charlie's lifelong friend, classmate and Yale roommate, Steve Blum at sblum@bsibam.com.

--Contributed by Steve Blum