Charles Yarbrough Duncan Jr., 79, of 25 Third Street, Newport, RI, died on Monday, May 5, 2014, in the Newport Hospital.
He was the partner for the last 19 years of Rita Rogers of Newport.
Born in Louisville, KY on August 5, 1934, the son of the late Charles Y. Duncan Sr. and Ann Louise Munson Duncan.
Charlie served in the US Merchant Marines from 1952-1980.
He started working the ore boats on the Great Lakes, then became a tow boat Captain and Pilot, towing boats from Pittsburgh to Cairo, IL, along the lower Mississippi.
He communicated this passion in "You Are Looking at My River", a book of his cartoons and text published in 1976, by Waterways Journal of St. Louis.
Charlie was a longtime communicant of St. Joseph's Church, a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians A.O.H. 1, the Knights of Columbus Newport Council, and the 4th Degree General Rosecrans Assembly.
Charlie was also a former Boy Scout leader at St. Joes and has been in scouting since 1943, holding the rank of Eagle Scout in 1950, and was Scout Master of Troop 79 & 33 of Newport and is still active today.
He was a member of the Newport County Radio Club amateur radio operator handle NIQAA.
Since his move to Newport in 1980, he operated Duncan Signs Inc.
He then entered Newport politics about 1990 joining the Zoning Board and then the City Council in 2004, where he served the City until 2012.
He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Robin Mary Duncan.
Besides his partner, he is survived by his children, his brother, of San Antonio, TX; his sisters, and his grandchildren.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2014 from 4-7:00 p.m. in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.
His funeral will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. form the funeral home, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church, Broadway & Mann Avenue, Newport.
A private burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Newport.
He was the partner for the last 19 years of Rita Rogers of Newport.
Born in Louisville, KY on August 5, 1934, the son of the late Charles Y. Duncan Sr. and Ann Louise Munson Duncan.
Charlie served in the US Merchant Marines from 1952-1980.
He started working the ore boats on the Great Lakes, then became a tow boat Captain and Pilot, towing boats from Pittsburgh to Cairo, IL, along the lower Mississippi.
He communicated this passion in "You Are Looking at My River", a book of his cartoons and text published in 1976, by Waterways Journal of St. Louis.
Charlie was a longtime communicant of St. Joseph's Church, a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians A.O.H. 1, the Knights of Columbus Newport Council, and the 4th Degree General Rosecrans Assembly.
Charlie was also a former Boy Scout leader at St. Joes and has been in scouting since 1943, holding the rank of Eagle Scout in 1950, and was Scout Master of Troop 79 & 33 of Newport and is still active today.
He was a member of the Newport County Radio Club amateur radio operator handle NIQAA.
Since his move to Newport in 1980, he operated Duncan Signs Inc.
He then entered Newport politics about 1990 joining the Zoning Board and then the City Council in 2004, where he served the City until 2012.
He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Robin Mary Duncan.
Besides his partner, he is survived by his children, his brother, of San Antonio, TX; his sisters, and his grandchildren.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2014 from 4-7:00 p.m. in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.
His funeral will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. form the funeral home, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church, Broadway & Mann Avenue, Newport.
A private burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Newport.
Charles Yarbrough Duncan Jr., 79, of 25 Third Street, Newport, RI, died on Monday, May 5, 2014, in the Newport Hospital.
He was the partner for the last 19 years of Rita Rogers of Newport.
Born in Louisville, KY on August 5, 1934, the son of the late Charles Y. Duncan Sr. and Ann Louise Munson Duncan.
Charlie served in the US Merchant Marines from 1952-1980.
He started working the ore boats on the Great Lakes, then became a tow boat Captain and Pilot, towing boats from Pittsburgh to Cairo, IL, along the lower Mississippi.
He communicated this passion in "You Are Looking at My River", a book of his cartoons and text published in 1976, by Waterways Journal of St. Louis.
Charlie was a longtime communicant of St. Joseph's Church, a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians A.O.H. 1, the Knights of Columbus Newport Council, and the 4th Degree General Rosecrans Assembly.
Charlie was also a former Boy Scout leader at St. Joes and has been in scouting since 1943, holding the rank of Eagle Scout in 1950, and was Scout Master of Troop 79 & 33 of Newport and is still active today.
He was a member of the Newport County Radio Club amateur radio operator handle NIQAA.
Since his move to Newport in 1980, he operated Duncan Signs Inc.
He then entered Newport politics about 1990 joining the Zoning Board and then the City Council in 2004, where he served the City until 2012.
He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Robin Mary Duncan.
Besides his partner, he is survived by his children, his brother, of San Antonio, TX; his sisters, and his grandchildren.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2014 from 4-7:00 p.m. in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.
His funeral will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. form the funeral home, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church, Broadway & Mann Avenue, Newport.
A private burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Newport.
He was the partner for the last 19 years of Rita Rogers of Newport.
Born in Louisville, KY on August 5, 1934, the son of the late Charles Y. Duncan Sr. and Ann Louise Munson Duncan.
Charlie served in the US Merchant Marines from 1952-1980.
He started working the ore boats on the Great Lakes, then became a tow boat Captain and Pilot, towing boats from Pittsburgh to Cairo, IL, along the lower Mississippi.
He communicated this passion in "You Are Looking at My River", a book of his cartoons and text published in 1976, by Waterways Journal of St. Louis.
Charlie was a longtime communicant of St. Joseph's Church, a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians A.O.H. 1, the Knights of Columbus Newport Council, and the 4th Degree General Rosecrans Assembly.
Charlie was also a former Boy Scout leader at St. Joes and has been in scouting since 1943, holding the rank of Eagle Scout in 1950, and was Scout Master of Troop 79 & 33 of Newport and is still active today.
He was a member of the Newport County Radio Club amateur radio operator handle NIQAA.
Since his move to Newport in 1980, he operated Duncan Signs Inc.
He then entered Newport politics about 1990 joining the Zoning Board and then the City Council in 2004, where he served the City until 2012.
He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Robin Mary Duncan.
Besides his partner, he is survived by his children, his brother, of San Antonio, TX; his sisters, and his grandchildren.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2014 from 4-7:00 p.m. in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.
His funeral will be held on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. form the funeral home, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church, Broadway & Mann Avenue, Newport.
A private burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Newport.
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