Charles David Mastin

Charles David Mastin Beloved father and husband Charles David Mastin died peacefully on June 11 of Alzheimer's disease. Born September 12, 1923 in Seward Nebraska, "C.D." was a clarinetist, Eagle Scout; high school runner, basketball forward, and academic devotee in his youth. As Army medic in Normandy he helped save lives during some of WWII's bloodiest battles, until injured by shrapnel near Saint-L“, France. In 1946-47 C.D. lived in New York City, and there married University of Nebraska classmate Adelaide Garver. He then attended the College of William & Mary, Stanford University (B.A. 1948; M.A. 1951), and U.C. Berkeley (Bachelor of Library Science, 1953). C.D. and Addie settled in 1958 in San Anselmo, California, where they raised sons Keith (born 1954) and Larry (1956), and C.D. worked as librarian at the College of Marin until retiring in 1983. In 2007 they moved to Vancouver, WA to be near Larry. Wartime experience motivated C.D. to support peace throughout his life. Concern for the underprivileged motivated him to work for social justice. C.D. attended Unitarian-Universalist churches in Marin and in Vancouver. A man of highest ethical standards who treated every person with dignity, he left the world a better place for those he touched. Survivors include Larry and Addie of Vancouver, WA; and Keith, of Minneapolis, MN. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please send donations in C.D.'s name to Doctors without Borders (www.doctorswithoutborders.org/) or Mercy Corps (www.mercycorps.org/). A memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael, on October 27 at 1:00 PM.