Rest in peace Charlie.  You were a kingpin in our small village of student activists at Lowell Tech. A few years older (and wiser), you inspired us all with your persistence and creativity in bringing progressive change to the campus.  From student strikes to mega-concerts, you were always in the thick of it removing roadblocks and building coalitions.  Ideas like a student Disciplinary Appeals Board, advocating for women members on the emerging football club , and running a cash prize contest at Spring Carnival for the most "unpaid" City of Lowell parking tickets, all had your finger prints on them.  I'll forever appreciate the hour you spent with me explaining the simplicity of  macro-economics.
 I'm sure all of your students were inspired in some way.
You are fondly remembered as one of the "good guys."

I was saddened to learn of Charlies death in the U Mass Lowell alumni magazine. He and I were good friends in college as we participated in student government, general shenanigans and, O yeah, going to class. We coordinated the first 'spring carnival' together for Tech in 1972 much to the chagrin of Dean King. We played lots of ice hockey together and drank voluminous amounts of beer. Charlie and his first wife, Roberta, introduced me to my current wife, Ginny, in 1974 with whom Roberta worked.
Charlie was always full of life and had an extraordinary energy level and over the top personality. You were never bored around Charlie !!
Rest in peace, friend.
Phil Morrissey

I was really sad to come across this news in the UMass Lowell magazine. Charlie and I were somewhere between friends and acquaintances (we're not related as far as we knew) and hung out with the same circle of friends (Apple, Steve Warren,  etc.) and we played on the renewed Lowell Tech football team. In fact, I'll always remember him for not using the planned yearbook pic of the team in which I was hidden behind him and using an alternate pic which was the reverse, me in front of him. 
That was a really selfless thing to do and that was Charlie. I thought I would run in to him again someday. 

Condolences.
Dave Harrington

Gentle Giants Great  Dane Rescue, Inc.

OZ Dane  Rescue

Visitation

Funeral Mass

Regina Harrington

Charles W. Harrington III

Kaitlin M. Harrington

Sean M. Harrington

Tara M. Harrington

Meghan Grace Harrington

Capt. Nicole Rodriguez-Stanley

Myia Stanley

Marcus Stanley Jr.

Maureen Shatwell

Kathleen Friedman

Eva Williams

Irene Messier

Richard Harrington

Shirley Gordon

Babione Funeral Home

Charles Harrington

immediate need

Death has occurred or is near

plan ahead

Pre-plan a funeral or cremation

Plan a Funeral or Cremation Default Desktop

Find Obituaries and Services

Send Flowers

featured article

What to Say When Someone Dies

Show Your Support

sympathy and etiquette

grief library

celebrations of life

Sympathy and Grief

obituary

services

memories

Obit Detail

In the care of

share to facebook

share by email

share link

Share Obituary

ideas and resources

Sympathy and Grief Mobile

OBITUARY

Charles Walter Harrington Jr.

April 8, 1949 – April 4, 2019

Babione Funeral Home

Show your support

Add a Memory

Share Obituary

Get Updates

Services