Charles Setlow, ^

1949 - 2013  (63 years)

• Name	Charles Setlow  [1]
  Suffix	^
  Birth	30 Jul 1949	New Haven, New Haven, CT   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Charlie
  Death	19 Jan 2013  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I16156	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Richard Setlow,   b. 19 Jan 1921, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane Kellock,   b. Abt 1920   d. 4 Mar 2010, Shoreham, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F6877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carol Eugenia Burns, ^
  Family ID	F6876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 7 Feb 2013, p. 17. Charles Setlow 1949-2013 By Thomas Williams Charles Setlow, of Brookhaven hamlet, died Saturday, Jan. 19 after a brief illness. Mr. Setlow is survived by his fiancée, Carol Eugenia Burns of Brookhaven hamlet; his father and stepmother, Dr. Richard (a biologist and former director of life sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory) and Neva Setlow of Quogue; two brothers, Peter and Michael Setlow; and a sister, Kate O’Brien. Mr. Setlow was born in New Haven and moved to Oak Ridge, Tenn. with his family, where he attended school. He graduated from Antioch College with a degree in sociology and worked as a musician and community organizer across the United States. At Antioch, he knew Arthur Morgan, a well-known civil engineer working on flood control. As an organizer, he was involved with the United Farm Workers, George Wiley of the National Welfare Rights Organization, and David Jehnsen of the Chicago Freedom Movement. He spent time with Richard and Hephzibah Hauser (also an accomplished musician) of the Ohio and London Center for Group Studies. The Hausers wrote a handbook, “The New Society,” designed to train organizers in the Civil Rights movement, a text Mr. Setlow liked to share with his friends. In 1989, he moved to Shoreham to care for his mother, Dr. Jane Setlow, who recently died. “He entered my life like a shooting star,” said Ms. Burns. “He was so full of life.” Mr. Setlow taught tai chi and had many devoted students. He worked many hours at the Hamlet Organic Garden and could be seen each morning riding his bicycle to the farm to tend to his asparagus beds. Mr. Setlow was an accomplished musician and played the guitar, piano and viola. He was often a part of community gatherings and provided music and song. A memorial service is planned for April. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Post-Morrow Foundation. [S112] Social Security Death Index (U.S. Social Security Administration).