Former Princeton school administrator Cherrie dies at 75

We also lost this week a former administrator and superintendent at Princeton High School.  Carl Cherrie died Sunday at age 73.  He began his local career in education at Wyanet High School, where he was a teacher and coach from 1960 to 1962.  He spent a couple of years at Rockridge High School before returning to Princeton High School in 1965 where he would spend the next 31 years. From 1965 to 1996 he was a teacher, coach and counselor, and from 1983 to 1996 he was...

an administrator and superintendent of Princeton High School.  He was a member of the Bureau Valley Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, serving as chairman from 1976 to 1982. He was a past member of the board of directors for the Bureau County Day Care Center where he also chaired the first day care dinner/auction. He was a board member for the Red Cross from 1972 to 1976, serving as chairman from 1977 to 1984. He joined the Rotary Club in 1983, co-chaired their first party/auction and served as president in 1988-89.  A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. September 29 in the Summers Chapel at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton.  Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton is handling the arrangements.