Charles Gary Echelbarger Ma.; Phd. Age 79 has passed away on September 14, 2021. Born in Fostoria, Ohio. Charles attended Bowling Green College and Ohio State University where he earned a PhD in Philosophy. He taught at the University of Western Ontario, Canada and then the State University college at Oswego. He was a professor and chairman of the department from 1971 until 2013. He also was an editor with the magazine Philosophy Now.
He is survived by his wife Marsha L (Shultz) Echelbarger and daughter Anna C. Echelbarger of Rochester. Interment of his ashes will be lake-side in Aurora, NY
So sorry to hear about the passing of Echelbarger I am a custodial worker for Suny Oswego and cleaned his office for him he was very polite and it was a pleasure to get to know him I am sure he will be truly missed out here by all who knew him.
My condolences to his family s
Sincerely Lonna Orta
My condolences to Marsha and Anna. I greatly appreciate the fact that Charles hired me in 2002, enabling me to have a career in philosophy. We were colleagues for 11 years.
Charles truly cared for the well-being of our discipline, philosophy, and he worked hard to advocate on behalf of the department. He was also deeply committed to our students’ learning. I know he had a profound impact on a number of students.
K. Brad Wray
Inez and I (and daughter Hilary) were neighbors, friends, and colleagues with Chuck, Marsha, and Anna in Oswego and enjoyed many meals, discussions, parenting talks, and parties with them. We are so sorry to hear of Chuck’s passing.
I am just learning of Dr. Echelbarger’s passing and wanted to offer my condolences to his surviving loved ones. I graduated from Oswego in 2013 and Dr. Echelbarger was one of my favorite professors. He brought out my passion in philosophy. He was extremely thorough, thought-provoking, genuine, caring, and had a great sense of humor. He will be sorely missed.
I am adding to Tony’s message.
I was a Philosophy undergrad at Oswego.
I never had a class with Echelbarger, but I had lunch with him and another student occasionally and enjoyed it.
I recall having to meet with him for some reason when he was the head of the department, and my first cell phone I ever had rang during our meeting.
He chastised me for my phone ringing, because he was clueless about the times, it was a doctor calling me for an appointment.
I remember not liking him at that moment.
But then I got to know him during those lunches.
A truly good soul.