Charles R. Gilmore, Class of 1965

Charles “Chuck” Gilmore ’65 died on Jan. 3, 2019. Chuck attended Columbus Acquinas High School and graduated from Otterbein University in 1965 majoring in Economics. He was a second generation Dairy Queen Territory Operator, franchising Dairy Queen Stores in Franklin County, Ohio and expanding the family business into more than 30 additional counties throughout Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents Roy E. Gilmore and Eileen (Girlie) Mulhern Gilmore. Chuck is survived by his wife of 38 years, Norma Jean Amore Gilmore; and his children, Robert,
David, Elizabeth Hartsock, and Anthony; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.