Charles James III WG85, 62, passed away on January 7 in his home in Atlanta after a brief illness. Born on July 29, 1958, in Charleston, WV, he returned to West Virginia after his MBA to work with his father at CH James & Co., an African American-owned wholesale food distribution company established in 1883, eventually becoming chairman and CEO. Chuck later purchased a controlling interest in North American Produce Co., supplying produce to McDonald’s restaurants throughout the western U.S. and Asia. In 2004, in partnership with Goldman Sachs, he acquired a total of 48 Burger Kings throughout Chicago and Birmingham, AL. Chuck is survived by his former wife of 28 years, his three sons, his mother, and several other family members.