Charles Z. Cyr

Charles 'Charlie' Zoel Cyr was born on February 17, 1955 in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada to Hilda D. Albert and Zoel P. Cyr. He grew up in Madawaska, Maine. Growing up he was a figure skater and competed in Single Skating along with competing on the high school ski team and tennis team. While attending college at the University of Maine, Orono, he was a member of the marching band.

After graduating from University, he went to Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, Maine where he completed his degree in radiology technology. He then moved to Cooperstown, New York where he worked at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital as a Radiology Technologist. In April of 1980, after seeing an ad in the paper, he and a friend decided they would move to Palm Desert, California to work at Eisenhower Medical Center. While working at Eisenhower, he met Jolene, and the rest is history. Charlie and Jolene married on February 14, 1981.

Charlie worked at Eisenhower for 40 years working in various capacities including special imaging, OR assistance, Practice Administrator, and Medical Researcher. He was able to combine his passion of Figure Skating and medicine and became an International Skating Union (ISU) judge for Single Skating, Pair Skating and Ice Dance, a Referee, Data & Replay operator, and a Technical Controller. He judged Ice Dance at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and served as a Team Leader for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City for U.S. Figure Skating. He also contributed to the creation of the ISU Judging System. In 2014, Charlie was appointed ISU Sports Technical Director Figure Skating and contributed significantly to the development of Figure Skating in this capacity until March of 2023.

Charlie Cyr passed away peacefully on the evening of June 22, 2023 at home in Palm Desert, California surrounded by his wife of 42 years, Jolene, daughters Allison and Ashley, son-in-law, Sam Albrecht, grandchildren, Sadie and Rhett, and family dog, Miska. He was preceded in death by his father, Zoel Cyr, sister Louise Gilbert, brother-in-law- Peter Gilbert, father-in-law Jack Wertz and mother-in-law Mary Jo, brother-in-law Dan Wertz and sister-in-law Linda, and niece Carly Guenther. He is also survived by his mother Hilda Cyr, sister Pauline Cyr and her husband Mike, nephew Matthew, brother Pierre Cyr and his wife Kathi, niece Kami, sister Lynn Wetmore and her husband James, nephews Dylan and his wife Erica, nephew Ethan and his girlfriend Keardin Bernier, nephew Jeff Gilbert and wife Nicole and their children Emmie and Parker, niece Natalie Forde and husband Adam and their children Mikale, Makenna, and Marcus, and cousin Ron Jessome. On Jolene's side, he is survived by brother-in-law Dennis Wertz and Nina Phillips, sister-in-law Judy Guenther and brother in law Craig, nephew Cody, sister-in-law Jan Wertz and nephews Jaden and Makal, niece Chris Wertz, niece Cassie Wertz and fiance Don Fraser, nephew Chad Wertz and wife Erika and their children Laine, Zane, and Bristol. Charlie is also survived by all of his extended family and friends around the world, you all meant so much to him.

The family requests those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a charitable donation to his daughter's nonprofit at: twenty4change.org, U.S. Figure Skating at: 1961memorialfund.com, or a charity of your choice.

Charlie was one of a kind. His hard work, integrity, determination, kindness, contagious laugh, and stories will continue to live on within us. Our lives are better because of Charlie, may he rest in peace.

Charlie's celebration of life will be held at Sacred Heart Church in Palm Desert, CA on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10 A.M. If you are unable to make it there will be a livestream available at: https://www.youtube.com/@MassatSacredHeartPalmDesert/streams