Charles Edmund Armitage

Captain Charles Edmund Armitage, USN, Retired Charles “Chuck” Armitage passed away on 27 February 2012 in Aiken, South Carolina. He was 66 years old. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chuck was raised in Rome, New York. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, and received a Commission into the United States Navy upon graduation. Chuck served aboard five submarines in various positions before commanding USS STURGEON (SSN 637) from May 1982 until December 1986. Following command of STURGEON, Chuck was assigned various shore positions including Director of the Arctic Submarine Laboratory at the Naval Ocean Systems Center. His Naval career concluded following major command of USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) (BLUE) from September 1991 until June 1993, and retired that November. Upon retirement from the Navy, Chuck began work for Savannah River Company, where he was named Executive of the Year by the National Management Association, Central Savannah River Area, in 2000, and awarded the Department of Energy Project of the Year in 2002. Later he moved to Los Alamos National Laboratory, serving as Facility Operations Director. Next, he directed environmental restoration projects at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Chuck’s final position was with Babcock & Wilcox Conversion Services, where he served as Chief Engineer. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, the former Barbara Johnson of Norfolk, Virginia; daughter Amy Armitage Zettler and son-in-law CDR Gregory Zettler; son Matthew Armitage; mother Dorothy Armitage Ricker; and sister Mary Lee Armitage Brown. A gathering of family and friends will be held on 02 March 2012 from 5-7pm at the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home in Aiken, South Carolina. A memorial service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Regency Hospice of Aiken, 105 Summerwood Way, Suite D, Aiken, SC 29803 . Please visit the online guestbook at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Charles Edmund Armitage, please visit our flower store.