ERNEST CHARLESWORTH

Profile Updated: July 16, 2023
Spouse/Partner: Margaret Gay Charlesworth
Military Service: USAF  
Yes! Attending Reunion
What elementary school(s)did you attend?

De Chaumes Elementary

What Jr High (s) did you attend?

Burbank

What street(s) did you grow up on?

Bannister

Do you or your family still live or own your house that you grew up in?

No

Do you see or hang out with any class mates? Who?

No

What would we be surprised to know about you?

Colonel, USAF, MC (retired)

Where was your favorite HS hangout?

I really didn’t “hang-our” since I worked most of the time to put gas in my ‘55 Chevy.

List your siblings and year.

Edward Charlesworth, 1967

School Story:

I graduated! On to college & then to medical school.
What did you want to do or think you were going to do when you finished high school?

Being a physician, providing I could “cut the mustard.”

What and where was your 1st job? Do you remember how much you were paid?

Hardy’s Grocery Store

Favorite Quote

“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” Henry Ford. I’ve done this several times in my life!

Famous or interesting people you've met?

James Watson, PhD who discovered the structure of DNA. Dr. Watson turned into a bitter old man. My real medical hero has been Anthony Fauci, MD, PhD.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Photography

Name something you dearly love. and why?

My wife of 54 years. The best decision I ever made.

Any words of wisdom?

Sometimes, we just have to let things go. Life is too short to live in the past…take hold of today.

Is there a moment in your life that stands out? A moment that defines who you are? Other than kids being born or your wedding day.

While doing an allergy/immunology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of medicine, I developed a successful skin model to study allergic disease. My wife worked as my research assistant & she deserves the credit for any accolades that I received. She still is by my side, helping both with my professional work & my fine art photography work. The one moment that stands out to me was July 22, 1969 when we married while the country prepared to land on the moon. Fifty four years!

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