Charles E. "Red" Townsend Sr.

I grew up next door to the Townsend family in Sayreville, NJ. My Mom and Dad knew him as "Red". Being much younger, I called him "Mr. Townsend." When I got older, I started working for Townsend Allied during my summers home from college, and then later for Townsend Brothers Moving and Storage. When I called him "Mr. Townsend" then, he barked at me, "Call me Cholly!" And from then on "Cholly" it was. When we delivered voting machines to the area during elections, he would follow the van in his...

Mike, Monica and family,
We are so sorry for your loss.

Grace Albrecht Caraccio and Michael Carccio

as past commander of post 3 from 2001-2008 "RED" will be greatly missed. he was always the first one to loan you money or an ear if you needed it. my friends ralph and pete and red were tight. he is deeply missed