CHARLES J. VAN TASSEL JR. ’44

CHARLES J. VAN TASSEL JR., M.D., a urologist and medical educator, died Jan. 4, 2012, at age 89. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and received his medical degree from Indiana University. After serving in the U.S. Army, he began a 45-year practice of urology in Indianapolis. He was the recipient of many awards from the American Medical Association and from Indiana University for his dedication to medical education and the mentoring of young physicians. His wife, Marjorie Jane Little Van Tassel, and his daughter predeceased him. Among those who survive are his son, James W. Van Tassel ’68, M.D.; six grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.