Charles "Pete" MacVeagh III

MacVeagh, III, Charles "Pete"

Charles "Pete" MacVeagh, III

passed away on September 19,

2022, at age 90. Beloved husband of Patricia, brother to Clarissa, Charlton, Adele, and Priscilla, and father to Charles "Chip" and

Martha. Graduate of Webster

Groves, Missouri, High School Class of 1949, received an academic scholarship to Harvard University, awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, and earned a Master's Degree in History and Literature from Balliol College at Oxford University.

Served in the United States Army, going through Officer Candidate School "OCS", and was a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He then worked for the St. Louis, Missouri, office of Price Waterhouse, studied at night school to earn his CPA, and enjoyed many years of consulting work in the Midwest. Was transferred to the Washington, D.C., office of Price Waterhouse to do international consulting, including consulting projects for the World Bank. His work carried him to Japan, South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, and he enjoyed the interesting people he worked with and learning about their cultures. After retirement from Price Waterhouse, he and his son, Chip, worked on consulting with the goal of remediating coal mine land using agricultural waste to renovate the bare land. He enjoyed spending time with his wife, Patricia, whom he adored throughout their entire marriage, and whom he thought about every day after her passing. He was an avid organic vegetable gardener, and enjoyed travel, walking and hiking outdoors, horseback riding, and reading. He had wide-ranging interests in books, and read about science, history, military history, and biographies. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 12, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Webster Groves, Missouri, and the service will be live-streamed, accessible via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuGquF50MsgRQGMs834_fuA , https://www.facebook.com/emmanuelepiscopalwg . Contributions in his memory may be made to The Salvation Army (https:/www.salvationarmyusa.orgsn/).