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Released 8 August 2011
Charles Wyly was
an active member and former chairman of the local Salvation Army Advisory Board
for more than 40 years. Wyly was also a member of The Salvation Army's national
advisory board where he had served as Treasurer, and on the Executive
Committee, Financial & Institutional Development Committee, and Business
Administration Committee.
Sadly,
Charles
Wyly died in an auto accident in Aspen Colorado, on Sunday, August
7th.
Most
recently, Charles
served on the Underwriting Committee for the 2011 Annual Doing the Most Good
Luncheon, as well as the Performing Arts and the Long-Range Plan
Committees. In 2003, Charles was
instrumental in securing a $3.5 million grant from the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Fund of
the Communities Foundation of Dallas to provide three years of funding to
support the implementation of a strategic long-range plan for The Salvation
Army in Dallas.
"We have lost one of the truly great gentlemen of the world
in Charles Wyly. He cared for and shared with the poorest among us. I never
felt ill at ease about speaking to this billionaire who so humbly wanted to
make sure everyone who came through the doors of The Salvation Army had a place
to sleep and good food to eat, says Major Ward Matthews, commander of The
Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command."
"Charles was about the future. What could The Salvation Army
do to help more? How could we serve better? How could we raise more money to
help the poor? And in that, he led by example. The passing of Charles Wyly is a
blow to the caring community of Dallas and Fort Worth."
"Our wish is for others to join us in prayers of comfort for
Charles’
wife Dee, and the Wyly family."
Charles was an
active and celebrated philanthropist, dedicating his time and financial
resources to charitable causes as varied as education, the arts, social
services, health care, and human rights. His legacy is one of both service and
humility. For more information about Mr. Wyly:
http://www.charlesandsamwyly.com/