Charles A. Jortberg III ’51 died on May 12, 2008, at his home in Naples, Maine.

Born on June 13, 1929, in Portland, he lived most of his life in Lynnfield, Mass. After graduating from Bowdoin, he served with the National Security Agency, had a successful career with IBM, and in 1974 started Jortberg Associates, a consulting firm specializing in high tech patent litigation and computer systems integration. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen M. (O’Brian) Jortberg and by a daughter, Ellen; two sons, David and Paul; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan.