Nov 21, 1927 - Jul 6, 2014 (Age 86)
It was my privilege to have met Charlie in the last few years. He was a wonderful gentleman. Now he is at peace and without pain. I know he will be missed by daughter Nancy and her family and Alexandria friends like me. My deepest sympathy goes to Joan Nancy and Charlie. Let the good memories carry you through this difficult time.
Mary Jane Volk
July 07, 2014 | Alexandria, VA
Dear Joan,
Ruth and I were saddened to read of your loss of Charlie. He and I were very close during our time at AFCRL and I always looked forward to seeing you at our Prof. King birthday parties. Charlie possessed all of the qualities of a true gentleman and I am sure that both of you enjoyed your many years of a blessed marriage.
Ruth and I are at the Cape for the summer and will be unable to attend the funeral. You and your family have our deepest sympathy.
July 07, 2014
This book of memories is to serve as a record of the services you entrusted to us. We hope it will help to preserve treasured memories and that we, in some small measure, have helped to ease your burden and bring you comfort.
John B. Douglass & John B. Douglass II
July 06, 2014 | Reading, MA
Charles J. Drane, Jr., 86, a longtime resident of Reading, passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Sunday Morning, July 6. He was the husband of Joan M. (Collins) Drane.Born in Boston and raised in Norton, he was the son of the late Charles J. Drane, Sr., and the late Margaret J. (Mahoney) Drane. Mr. Drane was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was stationed as an engineer at the White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico, where he worked on the Nike Missile Project.After he received his Honorable Discharge from the Army as a Corporal, he began working for the United States Air Force at Hanscom Air Force Base, where he worked as a Physicist until his retirement. Charles was a graduate of Boston College, MIT, and he earned his PhD from Harvard University. He also taught at the Notheastern University Graduate School of Engineering for 22 years. Charles was a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather.In addition to his wife Joan, Charles is survived by one daughter, Nancy Drane and her husband Dana Colarulli of Alexandria, VA; one son, Charles J. Drane, III and his wife Elena of Milton; and four grandchildren, Ailinn and Braeden Colarulli, and Emily and Alexandra Drane. He is also survived by one brother, John Drane and his wife Lucile of Norton; and one sister, Elizabeth Gould of Winchester.The funeral will be held from the Douglass, Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn St. (Cor. of Woburn St.) in Reading on Wednesday, July 9 at 9:30 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Agnes Church, 186 Woburn St., Reading at 10:30 am. Visiting hours will be at the funeral home on Tuesday from 4-8 pm. Burial with Military Honors will be at the Wood End Cemetery, Reading. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Mission of Deeds, 6 Chapin Ave., Reading, MA
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