Charles (Charlie) Bulmer Mathias, a former member of the board of advisors of Penn Nursing, died on December 17, 2022. He was 82.

Born in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, Mr. Mathias graduated as salutatorian from Tamaqua High School, then attended Princeton University. After graduating, he began a 45-year career in pharmaceutical advertising, starting with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals as a copywriter, followed by a stint in New York City with Roche, and then Pfizer as director of communications. In Philadelphia, he was president of the HealthCom division of Lewis, Gilman & Kynett and later served as executive vice president of Vicom/FCB. He led campaigns to promote women’s contraceptives, including Norplant, the first implantable contraceptive. In his community, he served on the Penn Nursing board of advisors and on the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District Strategic Planning Committee.

Mr. Mathias is survived by wife, Marla (Hegyan) Mathias; his children, Brette Reiman (Dan), Jim Mathias (Sherry), Greg Mathias (Danielle), and Danna Steele (Ryan); and his grandchildren, Jake Reiman, Kylie Reiman, Tess Reiman, Rachel Mathias, Desmond Mathias and Isla Mathias. He was predeceased by his former wife and the mother of three of his children, Nellie Anne, and by his grandson Hayden.

A private family memorial will be held at a later date. Donations in Mr. Mathias’s memory can be made to Chanticleer: A Pleasure Garden, the Chanticleer Foundation, 786 Church Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087 or https://chanticleergarden.org/.

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