Charles Preston Aberg was a Dallas executive who was an early supporter of the USA Film Festival and served on the group's board of trustees for several years. He also founded a free program to help people prepare for GED testing.
Mr. Aberg, 85, died Saturday of natural causes at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
Services were Tuesday in Dallas. His ashes will be buried in a private ceremony at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
Mr. Aberg was a decisive problem-solver who used his talents through his career and life, said his son Richard Aberg of Dallas.
Most recently, Mr. Aberg founded a pre-GED program at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, his son said.
Mr. Aberg founded the school at St. Matthew's to serve the congregation's Latino members who do not speak English. The program curriculum includes English as a second language, math and other skills needed to earn a high-school equivalency degree.
"He had a great sense of humor," Dr. Aberg said. "He had a fairly dry wit."
But Mr. Aberg's passion was his wife, Elizabeth "Betsy" Aberg, whom he met in Dallas while learning to be a naval aviator during World War II, his son said.
"When given any opportunity to give a toast or make any public comment of any kind, she was always the focus of that and his sense of good fortune for having met her," Dr. Aberg said.
Mr. Aberg was born in Oak Park, Ill., where he graduated from high school and was a member of the state championship football team.
He attended Yale University on a football scholarship but became a freshman member of the varsity rowing team after he was sidelined by a knee injury.
After graduating from Yale in 1941, Mr. Aberg joined the Navy, serving as a lieutenant aboard a convoy-escort ship. He received a transfer to become a naval aviator and trained in Dallas. Mr. Aberg learned to fly the F-4U Corsair, but the war ended before he saw combat.
He met his wife-to-be when his future mother-in-law hosted servicemen who were in Dallas over Christmas.
After the war, Mr. Aberg earned a law degree at Yale and began his career with a New York law firm. A few years later, he returned to Dallas, and he joined the law firm of Kilgore & Kilgore.
In the early 1960s, he was a founding partner of Lynch, Aberg & Co., a Dallas venture capital firm, which evolved into Lane Wood Inc., with Mr. Aberg serving as president.
In the 1970s, Mr. Aberg was an early supporter of the USA Film Festival and served in numerous positions as a member of the board of trustees.
In retirement, he was active with the American Arbitration Association, working with the group until last month, his son said.
He was also an avid golfer and tennis player at Brookhaven Golf Club.
In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Aberg is survived by two other sons, Thomas Aberg and Peter Aberg, both of Dallas; a sister, Lorraine Everhardus of Okemos, Mich.; and seven grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Pre-GED School at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, 5100 Ross Ave., Dallas, Texas 75206, or a charity of choice.
Dallas Morning News
April 7, 2005
Mr. Aberg, 85, died Saturday of natural causes at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
Services were Tuesday in Dallas. His ashes will be buried in a private ceremony at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
Mr. Aberg was a decisive problem-solver who used his talents through his career and life, said his son Richard Aberg of Dallas.
Most recently, Mr. Aberg founded a pre-GED program at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, his son said.
Mr. Aberg founded the school at St. Matthew's to serve the congregation's Latino members who do not speak English. The program curriculum includes English as a second language, math and other skills needed to earn a high-school equivalency degree.
"He had a great sense of humor," Dr. Aberg said. "He had a fairly dry wit."
But Mr. Aberg's passion was his wife, Elizabeth "Betsy" Aberg, whom he met in Dallas while learning to be a naval aviator during World War II, his son said.
"When given any opportunity to give a toast or make any public comment of any kind, she was always the focus of that and his sense of good fortune for having met her," Dr. Aberg said.
Mr. Aberg was born in Oak Park, Ill., where he graduated from high school and was a member of the state championship football team.
He attended Yale University on a football scholarship but became a freshman member of the varsity rowing team after he was sidelined by a knee injury.
After graduating from Yale in 1941, Mr. Aberg joined the Navy, serving as a lieutenant aboard a convoy-escort ship. He received a transfer to become a naval aviator and trained in Dallas. Mr. Aberg learned to fly the F-4U Corsair, but the war ended before he saw combat.
He met his wife-to-be when his future mother-in-law hosted servicemen who were in Dallas over Christmas.
After the war, Mr. Aberg earned a law degree at Yale and began his career with a New York law firm. A few years later, he returned to Dallas, and he joined the law firm of Kilgore & Kilgore.
In the early 1960s, he was a founding partner of Lynch, Aberg & Co., a Dallas venture capital firm, which evolved into Lane Wood Inc., with Mr. Aberg serving as president.
In the 1970s, Mr. Aberg was an early supporter of the USA Film Festival and served in numerous positions as a member of the board of trustees.
In retirement, he was active with the American Arbitration Association, working with the group until last month, his son said.
He was also an avid golfer and tennis player at Brookhaven Golf Club.
In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Aberg is survived by two other sons, Thomas Aberg and Peter Aberg, both of Dallas; a sister, Lorraine Everhardus of Okemos, Mich.; and seven grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Pre-GED School at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, 5100 Ross Ave., Dallas, Texas 75206, or a charity of choice.
Dallas Morning News
April 7, 2005
Charles Preston Aberg was a Dallas executive who was an early supporter of the USA Film Festival and served on the group's board of trustees for several years. He also founded a free program to help people prepare for GED testing.
Mr. Aberg, 85, died Saturday of natural causes at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
Services were Tuesday in Dallas. His ashes will be buried in a private ceremony at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
Mr. Aberg was a decisive problem-solver who used his talents through his career and life, said his son Richard Aberg of Dallas.
Most recently, Mr. Aberg founded a pre-GED program at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, his son said.
Mr. Aberg founded the school at St. Matthew's to serve the congregation's Latino members who do not speak English. The program curriculum includes English as a second language, math and other skills needed to earn a high-school equivalency degree.
"He had a great sense of humor," Dr. Aberg said. "He had a fairly dry wit."
But Mr. Aberg's passion was his wife, Elizabeth "Betsy" Aberg, whom he met in Dallas while learning to be a naval aviator during World War II, his son said.
"When given any opportunity to give a toast or make any public comment of any kind, she was always the focus of that and his sense of good fortune for having met her," Dr. Aberg said.
Mr. Aberg was born in Oak Park, Ill., where he graduated from high school and was a member of the state championship football team.
He attended Yale University on a football scholarship but became a freshman member of the varsity rowing team after he was sidelined by a knee injury.
After graduating from Yale in 1941, Mr. Aberg joined the Navy, serving as a lieutenant aboard a convoy-escort ship. He received a transfer to become a naval aviator and trained in Dallas. Mr. Aberg learned to fly the F-4U Corsair, but the war ended before he saw combat.
He met his wife-to-be when his future mother-in-law hosted servicemen who were in Dallas over Christmas.
After the war, Mr. Aberg earned a law degree at Yale and began his career with a New York law firm. A few years later, he returned to Dallas, and he joined the law firm of Kilgore & Kilgore.
In the early 1960s, he was a founding partner of Lynch, Aberg & Co., a Dallas venture capital firm, which evolved into Lane Wood Inc., with Mr. Aberg serving as president.
In the 1970s, Mr. Aberg was an early supporter of the USA Film Festival and served in numerous positions as a member of the board of trustees.
In retirement, he was active with the American Arbitration Association, working with the group until last month, his son said.
He was also an avid golfer and tennis player at Brookhaven Golf Club.
In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Aberg is survived by two other sons, Thomas Aberg and Peter Aberg, both of Dallas; a sister, Lorraine Everhardus of Okemos, Mich.; and seven grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Pre-GED School at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, 5100 Ross Ave., Dallas, Texas 75206, or a charity of choice.
Dallas Morning News
April 7, 2005
Mr. Aberg, 85, died Saturday of natural causes at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
Services were Tuesday in Dallas. His ashes will be buried in a private ceremony at Grove Hill Memorial Park.
Mr. Aberg was a decisive problem-solver who used his talents through his career and life, said his son Richard Aberg of Dallas.
Most recently, Mr. Aberg founded a pre-GED program at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, his son said.
Mr. Aberg founded the school at St. Matthew's to serve the congregation's Latino members who do not speak English. The program curriculum includes English as a second language, math and other skills needed to earn a high-school equivalency degree.
"He had a great sense of humor," Dr. Aberg said. "He had a fairly dry wit."
But Mr. Aberg's passion was his wife, Elizabeth "Betsy" Aberg, whom he met in Dallas while learning to be a naval aviator during World War II, his son said.
"When given any opportunity to give a toast or make any public comment of any kind, she was always the focus of that and his sense of good fortune for having met her," Dr. Aberg said.
Mr. Aberg was born in Oak Park, Ill., where he graduated from high school and was a member of the state championship football team.
He attended Yale University on a football scholarship but became a freshman member of the varsity rowing team after he was sidelined by a knee injury.
After graduating from Yale in 1941, Mr. Aberg joined the Navy, serving as a lieutenant aboard a convoy-escort ship. He received a transfer to become a naval aviator and trained in Dallas. Mr. Aberg learned to fly the F-4U Corsair, but the war ended before he saw combat.
He met his wife-to-be when his future mother-in-law hosted servicemen who were in Dallas over Christmas.
After the war, Mr. Aberg earned a law degree at Yale and began his career with a New York law firm. A few years later, he returned to Dallas, and he joined the law firm of Kilgore & Kilgore.
In the early 1960s, he was a founding partner of Lynch, Aberg & Co., a Dallas venture capital firm, which evolved into Lane Wood Inc., with Mr. Aberg serving as president.
In the 1970s, Mr. Aberg was an early supporter of the USA Film Festival and served in numerous positions as a member of the board of trustees.
In retirement, he was active with the American Arbitration Association, working with the group until last month, his son said.
He was also an avid golfer and tennis player at Brookhaven Golf Club.
In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Aberg is survived by two other sons, Thomas Aberg and Peter Aberg, both of Dallas; a sister, Lorraine Everhardus of Okemos, Mich.; and seven grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Pre-GED School at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, 5100 Ross Ave., Dallas, Texas 75206, or a charity of choice.
Dallas Morning News
April 7, 2005
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