Charles Millard Obituary – Charles Millard, prime supporter of Four Diamonds, passed on this Thursday morning in Washington condition of a cerebrum injury coming about because of a fall he endured hours sooner. He was 93. A dedication administration to praise his life will be arranged, with subtleties shared some time in the not too distant future, an official statement said.

“Charles was modest, insightful, mindful, and amiable,” Suzanne Graney, chief overseer of Four Diamonds, said in the delivery. “He was a nobleman truly. I love the brilliant recollections I have of him. He and his family have propelled me all through my time at Four Diamonds, and it is an advantage to proceed with the significant work Charles and Irma started.”

Charles and his better half Irma helped to establish Four Diamonds in 1972, following their child Christopher’s almost three-year fight with the disease. Their aim was to help different families whose kids were battling malignant growth at what is presently Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, the delivery said.

In 1977, Charles made a trip to State College with an advancement official to partake in a radio program broadcasted on the Penn State understudy radio broadcast. As it ended up, one of the understudies associated with the radio program additionally was associated with the Penn State Dance Marathon (THON). Because of that association through the radio program, Four Diamonds was chosen as the recipient of all returns from the 1977 occasion and before long turned into the sole recipient of all THON continues.