Carlos Antonio (Charlie) LagosAge: 801918–1998
- Name
- Carlos Antonio (Charlie) Lagos
- Given names
- Carlos Antonio (Charlie)
- Surname
- Lagos
| Birth | January 16, 1918 37 33 |
| Baptism | about February 1918 (Age 16 days) Note: Godparents: His father's co-worker Carlos from Cortina (after whom he was apparently named) and [unknown]. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Victorina Graciani Lorenzo July 14, 1931 (Age 13) Note: From cemetery documentation at home of Arturo VALDÉS DENIS: Cuartel Noroeste Cuadro 10 Campo Com. Bóved 21 . . . Milicia Josefina 8163. / 10 julio 1931 Joaquín / 15 julio 1931 Victorina |
| Education | at St. Mary's High School and graduated June 1938 (Age 20) |
| Education | at St. Bonaventure's College and studied pre-Med (chemistry) between September 1938 and 1940 (Age 20) |
| Occupation | instrument technician at Wright Aeronautical Co. between 1940 and 1943 (Age 21)Note: (Although based in Fair Lawn, his work encompassed various facilities at different locations). |
| Army | between November 1943 and November 1945 (Age 25) |
| Death of a father | Antonio [Papa] Lagos Toledo November 15, 1952 (Age 34) |
| Occupation | Supervisor, Instrument Maintenance and Installation, at Celanese Corporation from 1946 to 1965 (Age 27)Note: (Final year unknown; sometime in the 1960s.) |
| Unspecified | was a Boy Scout Leader from 1953 (Age 34)Note: (Final date unknown.) He began as a Cub Master when his son became a cub scout in 1953. He became a Scout Master in 1959 (Glen Rock Troop 13). He was the President of the Ridgewood-Glen Rock Boy Scout Council, 1971 to 1973. In 1977 he received the Silver Beaver award, the highest award a civilian Boy Scout leader can get. |
| Death of a mother | Josefa (Pepita) [Maina] Besteiro Graciani February 4, 1968 (Age 50) Note: Cause of death was cancer. |
| Occupation | Instrument Design Engineer at Graver Water Conditioning Division of Ecodyne between 1965 and 1981 (Age 46) |
| Occupation | City Councilman between 1969 and 1975 (Age 50) |
| Occupation | Treasurer of the NW Bergen County Sewer Authority between 1971 and 1973 (Age 52)Note: He resigned this position to accept his appointment to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. |
| Occupation | Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioner between 1973 and 1985 (Age 54)Note: He was appointed in 1973 by Gov. Cahill, reappointed in 1977 by Gov. Byrne, and again in 1981 by Gov. Kean. |
| Occupation | Republican District County Committee Chairman about 1975 (Age 56) |
| Unspecified | was the Mayor between 1976 and 1983 (Age 57) |
| Occupation | Deputy Administrator, Bergen County between 1981 and 1991 (Age 62) |
| Death of a sister | Carmen Lagos Besteiro February 28, 1993 (Age 75) |
| Death of a sister | Victorina (Vicky) Lagos Besteiro June 4, 1996 (Age 78) |
| Death | July 9, 1998 (Age 80) |
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| father |
Antonio [Papa] Lagos Toledo Birth: September 25, 1880 — Periana, Málaga, Spain Death: November 15, 1952 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
| mother |
Josefa (Pepita) [Maina] Besteiro Graciani Birth: August 6, 1884 30 22 — Madrid, Spain Death: February 4, 1968 — Totowa, Passaic, NJ, USA |
| elder sister |
Carmen Lagos Besteiro Birth: October 5, 1910 30 26 — Havana, Cuba Death: February 28, 1993 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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10 months elder brother |
Manuel (Manny) Lagos Besteiro Birth: August 15, 1911 30 27 — Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain Death: October 2, 2000 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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1 year elder sister |
Victorina (Vicky) Lagos Besteiro Birth: August 9, 1912 31 28 — Havana, Cuba Death: June 4, 1996 — Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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1 year elder sister |
Dolores Lagos * Birth: July 31, 1913 32 28 — New York, NY, USA Death: January 18, 1915 — New York, NY, USA |
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15 months elder brother |
Antonio Lagos * Birth: October 31, 1914 34 30 — New York, NY, USA Death: December 30, 1914 — New York, NY, USA |
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2 years elder sister |
Dolores (Lolita, D, DD, Gee) Lagos Besteiro Birth: January 1, 1917 36 32 — Havana, Cuba Death: February 13, 2003 — Totowa, Passaic, NJ, USA |
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1 year |
Carlos Antonio (Charlie) Lagos Birth: January 16, 1918 37 33 — New York, NY, USA Death: July 9, 1998 — Ridgewood, NJ, USA |
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Carlos Antonio (Charlie) Lagos Birth: January 16, 1918 37 33 — New York, NY, USA Death: July 9, 1998 — Ridgewood, NJ, USA |
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| Baptism | Godparents: His father's co-worker Carlos from Cortina (after whom he was apparently named) and [unknown]. |
| Occupation | (Although based in Fair Lawn, his work encompassed various facilities at different locations). |
| Army | Following basic training at Fort Dix, he moved on to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. (Interesting story: when his sister Carmen wired him that "the baby is doing fine", referring to his niece Dolores Ball, he used the wire to get a leave to visit home (as there was no name on the wire, he did not discourage the assumption that the baby was his). When his own son Charlie Joe was born 4 ½ months later, eyebrows were raised at the second paternity leave [which he got anyway]).
He went to England in 1944, crossing over to Le Havre, France, later in the year. From there, he was transported to Rohan (sp?), France, in a "40 plus 8" boxcar (named for the fact that it could fit 40 people or 8 horses). Moving on to Luxemburg, he continued East and was part of the liberation of Strakonice, Czechoslovakia (as a card commerating the event says, "from German bestiality".) He returned via Frankfurt, and from there to "Chesterfield", one of the so-called "cigarette camps", before returning home on the Queen Mary in the fall of 1945.
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| Occupation | (Final year unknown; sometime in the 1960s.) |
| Unspecified | (Final date unknown.) He began as a Cub Master when his son became a cub scout in 1953. He became a Scout Master in 1959 (Glen Rock Troop 13). He was the President of the Ridgewood-Glen Rock Boy Scout Council, 1971 to 1973. In 1977 he received the Silver Beaver award, the highest award a civilian Boy Scout leader can get. |
| Occupation | (Start year unknown; sometime in the 1960s.)
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| Occupation | He resigned this position to accept his appointment to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. |
| Occupation | He was appointed in 1973 by Gov. Cahill, reappointed in 1977 by Gov. Byrne, and again in 1981 by Gov. Kean. |
| Note |
Perhaps a fitting description of Charlie Lagos's participation in the life of his community is a caption from a picture on page 2 of the September 10, 1972 Sunday News: "Glen Rock's Councilman Charles Lagos, whose watchword is 'involvement' whether in politics or Boy Scouts, reflects his enjoyment of people and his pleasure in being able to help correct unhappy situations."
From the family perspective, Dolores BALL (Carr) wrote in 1992, "To Uncle Charlie, whose unique brand of humor has had all of us laughing and cringing at the same time. . . Thanks to his scouting, he believes all days start at the crack of dawn, which probably helps to explain how he has been able to accomplish so much." |