Charles Sewall Roehm passed away in the early morning of March 1, 2018, at home in Santa Barbara with his family. Charlie was a California native with deep roots in Colonial America. He was born March 11, 1930, in Alhambra to Margaret Hanlon and Chauncey Sewall Roehm. Charlie was the eighth generation to carry the Sewall name - a prominent name in pre-revolutionary Massachusetts. As a lifelong student of history, Charlie was proud of his ancestry but loved the fact that he grew up out West, during what he would surely call the 'golden age' of Los Angeles.

Charlie graduated from South Pasadena-San Marino High School and attended Pasadena City College for a short time before enlisting in the US Air Force. Trained as a B-26 navigator/bombardier, Charlie was stationed at various US bases before he landed an assignment flying weather missions out of Nice, France. Charlie retired from the Air Force but remained in the reserves serving with the Civil Defense Corps and earning the rank of captain. He headed to Santa Barbara and enrolled at UCSB under the GI Bill and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in fine arts. In 1958 he married Judy Grant and they started their family that soon included three children, Kurt, Kate, and Meg. They divorced in 1982.

Charlie started his own business, Roehm Engineering Graphics, and became an important partner in the nascent local tech industry as he provided specialized screen printing services to companies such as Circon, Delco, Raytheon, Infrared Industries, Medtronics, and others. He printed industrial labels and directly on instruments, computer housings, dials and motherboards and produced specialty advertising pieces. He was particularly proud of the small contributions he made to the manned space missions as one of his slide rules accompanied Apollo 11 astronauts and his labels are on items left on the moon.

Charlie volunteered with the Santa Barbara Jaycees mentoring high school students in industrial arts and was an advisor to Vocational Instruction in Public Schools (VIPS) as well as an advisor to the Graphic Arts Program at Santa Barbara Community College. He served as president of the Graphic Arts Industries Association and as a vice president of the Greater Santa Barbara Ad Club.

Charlie loved cars, planes, boats, and motorcycles. He raced motorcycles with the Santa Barbara Motorcycle Club and was a member of the American Federation of Motorcyclists. He was an avid Formula 1 and Indy Car racing fan and enjoyed an occasional trip to experience the thrill in person. For many years he sailed a Victory 21 sailboat with fellow sailors in the Santa Barbara Sailing Club. Until his legs gave out, he enjoyed bicycle touring and participated in several long rides. With his first family, he orchestrated backpacking trips to national parks and wilderness areas.

In 1985, Charlie married Tish Gainey and started another chapter in his life as they welcomed their son Andrew into the world. Charlie enjoyed being a dad all over again and could be seen on the sidelines at countless soccer and baseball games. He loved living in Santa Barbara; he loved his dachshunds, Prizzi, Lucky, Oscar, Angel, and Rosie; he loved a good meal and a glass of merlot - especially when shared with friends and family. He loved classical music, science fiction and fantasy. He loved his BMW M-3 and Mini-
Cooper. And he was the consummate Angels fan.

Charlie was a good man and an honest soul, and someone who knew how to accept life's ups and downs and leave the drama to others. He is survived by his wife, Patricia 'Tish' Gainey; his daughter Margaret (Michael) Perry; his sons Kurt and Andrew; and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter Katherine Hogenson and daughter-in-law, Janet Roehm.

Noozhawk, April 5, 2018