Charles "Charlie" Fishman

September 23, 1950 - July 22, 2016

Charles (Charlie) Fishman formerly of Ridgewood, NJ and currently of Canton, Georgia, died suddenly on Friday, July 22nd while in Ridgewood. 

Charlie was a Magna cum Laude graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology and was a physicist and computer software developer in the nascent computer industry of the 1970s. His specialty was business applications, and built his company, Precision Programming, Inc. to serve the needs of a number of different industries. He worked in the beginnings of silicon chip research, as well as the solar energy field. 

Charlie is survived by his wife, Jeanette, and his children, Benjamin (Sarah), Elizabeth, and Lauren, all of Canton, Georgia; his brothers, Neil (Debbie), of Glen Rock, and Glen, of San Francisco. Charlie was a loving and devoted grandfather to Isabelle, Luke, and Jaylin. 

Charlie was a huge Star Trek fan, an avid observer of his brothers' fishing, and had a passion for science and nature, as well as a fascination with the way things worked. He volunteered his time to the schools as "Mr. Wizard," to bring that same love of science to generations of students.

Interment will follow in Macedonia Memorial Park, Canton, Georgia.

Donations in Charlie's memory can be made to the Cherokee County Animal Shelter at cherokeega-animals.org, and the Smithsonian Science Education Center at https://ssec.si.edu/donate .

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