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For those who may have known Chas, (Charles Appell) who at one time owned Quaker City Aviation Maintenance School(Now Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Philadelphia), and was the DME there for years, I am sorry to have to report he passed away over the weekend after a long illness.
Robbie
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Charles F. Appel III
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Charles F. Appel III
Charles F. Appel III passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, at his residence in Warminster. He was 72.
He graduated from LaSalle College High School, attended New York University and was a graduate of Hedgerow Theatre in Philadelphia. He was an FAA designated mechanics examiner and an authorized aircraft inspector. He was also a pilot with commercial and multi-engine ratings.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and a graduate of The Presidio of Monterey Army Language School with a specialty in Russian. In his army job, he intercepted Russian radio transmissions from a hilltop in the DMZ in Korea, including Yuri Gagarin's first radio transmission from space on April 12, 1961.
Charles loved to fly his 1946 Taylorcraft, BC12D, and tinker in his garages at his Vermont and Warminster homes. He was the former owner of Quaker City Institute of Aviation and in his younger days was an actor appearing in "The Streets of San Francisco" and in numerous plays and other productions as well as the Army Rolling Along Show of 1961.
He was the beloved husband for 30 years of Marijo M. Murphy, the loving father of Karyn Rosol and her husband, David, the dearest grandfather of Ryan and Zachary, brother of Carol DiGiovanni; and uncle of numerous nieces and nephews. He also is survived by his brothers-in-law, Joseph A. Murphy III and his wife, Mary Ellen and John M. Murphy and his wife, Frances; his nephew, Joseph A. Murphy IV and his wife, Brenda; his nieces, Dana Feller and her husband, Carl and Kyla Murphy; and great-niece, Eirwen Murphy.
Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. Thursday at Campbell and Thomas Funeral Home, 905 Second Street Pike (at Bustleton Pike), Richboro, with funeral to follow at 10 a.m. in Nativity of Our Lord Church, 625 W. Street Road, Warminster. His interment will be held privately.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to Hope for the Animals, P.O. Box 877, Morrisville, PA 19067 would be appreciated by his family.
Campbell and Thomas Funeral Home,
Robbie
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