Charles Adams Bakewell

Charles Adams Bakewell was born on April 12, 1940, the second son of Henry Palmer Bakewell and Hester Livingstone Adams Bakewell. He grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, and attended the Kingswood School. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale in 1963 and received his MBA from Columbia University in 1966. Charlie went to work for General Foods Corporation, followed by Sperry Remington, and then moved to the Washington, DC area in 1979 where he worked for Gruy, Inc. His career in management consulting and government services consulting through the years led to employment by the Texas A&M Experiment Station in Arlington, Virginia. He began doing private consulting, eventually having his own consulting business in which he specialized in small businesses, helping them with federal government contracts. A lifelong Episcopalian, Charlie served on vestries, chaired stewardship committees, and served as treasurer in various churches throughout his adult life. He worked with the Boy Scouts and other groups as his children were growing up. He enjoyed outdoor activities and in his youth was a very capable skier and ski jumper, serving on the Mad River Ski Patrol in Vermont. He sailed competitively on Long Island Sound, off Madison, Connecticut, where he taught sailing for several summers. Summers in the Adirondacks gave Charlie a lifelong interest in mountain hiking, as well as in weather predictions. He loved the Shenandoah National Park and could be found there many summers and falls. An avid photographer, his work often featured natural areas he explored. A long interest in Bakewell glass, manufactured in Pittsburgh by an ancestor, Benjamin Bakewell, led to his membership in the Bakewell Glass Group in the Washington, DC area. Charlie was devoted to and took great pride in his family. He and his wife, Lucia, loved actively participating in the lives of his children and grandchildren, always showing up for their events – sports, grandparents’ days, plays, and more. Charlie is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lucia Ruth Urban Bakewell, whom he married on June 22, 1963. He is also survived by his three wonderful children, Geoffrey Ward Bakewell (Rosie), Andrea Bakewell Lowery, and Christine Bakewell Thalwitz (Jerome), their children, Alexi, Jared and Katya Thalwitz; Chloe Lowery; and Felix, Dahlia and Trexler Townley Bakewell, his sister Sarah Bakewell Haines, and numerous nieces, cousins, and family members. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 11:00am at Church of our Saviour in Charlottesville, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to World Central Kitchen (wck.org) in Charlie’s name.

Charles Adams Bakewell

April 12, 1940 - November 15, 2024