- Date Of Death: March 1, 2016
- State: Maryland
CHARLES J. STAHL, III M.D.
U.S. NAVY’S FIRST FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST
Dr. Charles J. Stahl, III, age 85, passed away on the first of March 2016, in Johnson City, Tennessee after a progressive illness. He was of the Christian faith.
Son of Myrtle Esher Stahl and Charles J. Stahl, Jr, Dr. Stahl was born in Philadelphia. He was raised in Harleysville, PA where he was a lifeguard and the town’s first Eagle Scout, and graduated from Souderton High School class of 1948. Dr. Stahl graduated from Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA in 1952 and graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia in 1956 as a Doctor of Medicine.
Dr. Stahl continued to serve the Department of Veterans Affairs as the Chief of Staff of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton, OH, Deputy Medical Inspector for the Department of Veterans Affairs and concluded his forty-year career as the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Washington, D.C. from 1992-1996. Dr. Stahl received the Department of Veterans Affairs Distinguished Career Award, the Helpern Laureate Award from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) in 1994, and named an AAFS Distinguished Fellow in 1995.
Dr. Stahl authored journal articles and served on numerous professional boards, panels, and associations during his career including the Board of Trustees, Thomas Jefferson University, past president of the National Association of Medical Examiners, and as a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He was inducted into the Souderton High School Hall of Fame in 2008 and recognized as the 2000 Ursinus College Annual Alumni Award honoree.
Dr. Stahl leaves his wife of 62 years, the former Ellen Carolyn Baran, one son: Charles and wife Janet, Johnson City, TN; daughters: Marcia and husband John Scott, Dagsboro, DE; Kim and husband Walt Dryfoos, Allentown, PA; and six grandchildren: Shane and wife Karine Scott; Troy Scott, Victoria and Joseph Stahl, Christopher and Nicholas Dryfoos; and a sister Joan Stahl Pusey, Palm, PA; nieces and nephews. Dr.
