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Charles Plapp Obituary

Age 91. Passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2005, at Trinity Village, Milwaukee. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Marjorie (nee Kern) Plapp; daughters Roxanne Plapp of Glendale, WI, and Christina (Clark) Kellogg of Berkeley, CA; grandchildren Brian C.P. Harvey of Sioux Falls, SD, and Georgia and Bowen Kellogg. Born in Malta, IL, he graduated from Northern Illinois Univ., receiving an MSW from Univ. of IL, with post-graduate work at Univ. of Chicago. He served US Army WWII as a Captain, receiving the Bronze Star for bravery in France. Nationally recognized for his social work, he was Coordinator of Department of Social Work, MPS, for 27 years. A social justice activist, including marching with Father Groppi for open housing, he was a life-long Christian, art lover and a student of all things. Fox Point was his home for 30 years. Memorial service at the United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay, 817 East Silver Spring Drive, Sunday, May 22 at 2PM.

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Published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from May 20 to May 22, 2005.

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Linda Paricio

May 3, 2025

I met Charlie at a Gesalt workshop in 1975 or maybe it was 1076. Charlie was my social work supervisor at MPS for a while. He advocated for me to get the job. He was a mentor but felt like the father I had needed but never had. The ways he helped grow professionally and personally are countless. I still often think of him today (at age 71) even tho I lost track of him after moving to CA in 1979. I know he shaped so many lives for the better, including mine.

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