Fifth Generation

68. Carlos Antonio (Charlie) LAGOS^86,169 was born on 16 January 1918 in New York, NY, USA. He was baptized about February 1918 in New York, NY, USA. Godparents: His father's co-worker Carlos from Cortina (after whom he was apparently named) and [unknown]. He was educated at St. Mary's High School and graduated in June 1938 in Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA. Carlos was educated at St. Bonaventure's College and studied pre-Med (chemistry) between September 1938 and 1940 in Olean, NY, USA. Between 1940 and 1943 he was an instrument technician at Wright Aeronautical Co. in Fair Lawn, Bergen County, NJ, USA. (Although based in Fair Lawn, his work encompassed various facilities at different locations). He served in the US Army between November 1943 and November 1945¹⁶⁹ Following basic training at Fort Dix, he moved on to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. (Interesting story: when his sister Carmen wired him that "the baby is doing fine", referring to his niece Dolores Ball, he used the wire to get a leave to visit home (as there was no name on the wire, he did not discourage the assumption that the baby was his). When his own son Charlie Joe was born 4 ½ months later, eyebrows were raised at the second paternity leave [which he got anyway]).

He went to England in 1944, crossing over to Le Havre, France, later in the year. From there, he was transported to Rohan (sp?), France, in a "40 plus 8" boxcar (named for the fact that it could fit 40 people or 8 horses). Moving on to Luxemburg, he continued East and was part of the liberation of Strakonice, Czechoslovakia (as a card commerating the event says, "from German bestiality".) He returned via Frankfurt, and from there to "Chesterfield", one of the so-called "cigarette camps", before returning home on the Queen Mary in the fall of 1945.

From 1946 to 1965 Carlos was a Supervisor, Instrument Maintenance and Installation, at Celanese Corporation in Newark, Essex County, NJ, USA.¹⁶⁹ (Final year unknown; sometime in the 1960s.) He was a Boy Scout Leader from 1953 in Glen Rock, Bergen County, NJ, USA.¹⁶⁹ (Final date unknown.) He began as a Cub Master when his son became a cub scout in 1953. He became a Scout Master in 1959 (Glen Rock Troop 13). He was the President of the Ridgewood-Glen Rock Boy Scout Council, 1971 to 1973. In 1977 he received the Silver Beaver award, the highest award a civilian Boy Scout leader can get. Between 1965 and 1981 he was an Instrument Design Engineer at Graver Water Conditioning Division of Ecodyne in Union, NJ, USA.¹⁶⁹ (Start year unknown; sometime in the 1960s.)

Between 1969 and 1975 Carlos was a City Councilman in Glen Rock, Bergen County, NJ, USA.¹⁶⁹ Between 1971 and 1973 he was a Treasurer of the NW Bergen County Sewer Authority in Waldwick, Bergen, NJ, USA.¹⁶⁹ He resigned this position to accept his appointment to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. Between 1973 and 1985 he was a Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioner in NJ, USA.¹⁶⁹ He was appointed in 1973 by Gov. Cahill, reappointed in 1977 by Gov. Byrne, and again in 1981 by Gov. Kean. About 1975 Carlos was a Republican District County Committee Chairman in Bergen County, NJ, USA. He was the Mayor between 1976 and 1983 in Glen Rock, Bergen County, NJ, USA. Between 1981 and 1991 he was a Deputy Administrator, Bergen County in Hackensack, Bergen, NJ, USA. Carlos died on 9 July 1998 at the age of 80 in Ridgewood, NJ, USA.

Perhaps a fitting description of Charlie Lagos's participation in the life of his community is a caption from a picture on page 2 of the September 10, 1972 Sunday News: "Glen Rock's Councilman Charles Lagos, whose watchword is 'involvement' whether in politics or Boy Scouts, reflects his enjoyment of people and his pleasure in being able to help correct unhappy situations."

From the family perspective, Dolores BALL (Carr) wrote in 1992, "To Uncle Charlie, whose unique brand of humor has had all of us laughing and cringing at the same time. . . Thanks to his scouting, he believes all days start at the crack of dawn, which probably helps to explain how he has been able to accomplish so much."

Lillian May LUTZ (private).

Carlos Antonio (Charlie) LAGOS-95 and Lillian May LUTZ-100 had the following children:

+145	i.	Geraldine (Gerry) LAGOS-169.
+146	ii.	Charles Joseph (Charlie Joe) LAGOS-170.