Charles C. McCue(1927-2006)

Charles McCue was born May 31, 1927 in Akron, Ohio, the son of Charles V. and Mary (Hartz) McCue. He attended Barberton High School in Barberton, Ohio, graduating in 1945, thereafter serving in the U.S. Navy, stationed on Guam. After his Navy service he attended Ohio University and entered the Ohio State Highway Patrol in 1953, serving in patrol posts Bucyrus, Fremont, and as Post Commander in Ashland. He became active in producing driver's education films and was an instructor for the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council. He had further training at Kent State University and the Northwestern University Traffic Institute. He eventually transferred to Warren, Ohio and became the Assistant District Commander for the Eight Northeast Counties of Ohio. He retired from the Ohio Highway Patrol as a Staff Lieutenant in 1979 and took a position as Eastern Region Security Manager until 1984, when he transferred to corporate headquarters Safety Department in Mansfield, Ohio. He retired from Sprint in 1992 and died in Medcentral Hospital at Mansfield on June 30, 2006, survived by his wife Rosemary Winebrenner McCue, whom he married December 30, 1948, three sons, three daughters, and their respective families.