CHARLES TRUMAN WOODS Jr.

WOODS, JR.,
CHARLES TRUMAN, 76
Charles Truman Woods, Jr., age 76, of Gainesville, died suddenly in his home on May 5, 2017. Chuck was the son of the late Charles T. Woods and Edna A. Woods. He was born in New York City in 1941. His father, a Colonel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, brought his family with him while stationed in both domestic and foreign assignments. In addition to living in New York, Woods and his parents lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Washington, D.C.; Frankfurt, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan. Woods graduated from Tokyo American High School in 1959. Upon returning to the United States, the family drove from California to Florida where they settled in Cocoa Beach. Chuck later moved to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida and never left.
Chuck earned a bachelor's degree in advertising in 1963 and a master's degree in journalism in 1965, both from UF. He went on to become an assistant professor and then a tenured associate professor for UF/IFAS Communications until he retired in 2006. He served as the Manager of the IFAS news program and editor of the IMPACT science magazine, and was known as a prolific writer.
He was a member of the Association for Communications Excellence (ACE). Throughout his career, he won numerous international communications awards through ACE for his writing and communications projects. He eventually was awarded life membership in the organization.
Active in the community, Chuck served on Gainesville's City Beautification Board for almost 25 years and received an Outstanding Service Award for his contributions. He retired from the board in August 2013. 'I enjoyed working with the CBB and meeting a wide range of interesting professional people who really care about Gainesville's unique urban forest environment,' he later said. 'Leaving the board in 2013 was not an easy decision, but I'm staying in touch with the many great friends I met while working on the board over the years.'
He was an active member of the LGBTQ community and advocate for its causes. He also was an ardent supporter of local arts and cultural organizations.
Chuck is survived by too many friends to list. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Baughman Center on the UF campus. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to The Gainesville Orchestra, the Hippodrome State Theatre, or the Harn Museum of Art at UF.
Arrangements are under the care of Forest Meadows Funeral Home, Gainesville, FL.