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financial advisor. At the time of his death,
he remained active at RBC as senior vice
president.
The pleasure he took in helping his
individual and institutional clients extended
into the community. He was past president
of the Brunswick Chamber of Commerce,
past president of the Brunswick Topsham
Military Council, former director of the
Brunswick United Way, and former dir-
ector of the Prouts Neck Country Club.
He served as a trustee of the Portland
Museum of Art and was a member of the
Rotary Club for more than 40 years. He
served on a variety of corporate boards,
including Wright-Pearce Engineers and
Guy Gannett Communications, former
publisher of the Portland Press-Herald
and other Maine newspapers and TV
stations throughout the eastern U.S.
Mr. McKee was particularly passionate
about building educational opportunities
for future generations. He was a former
trustee of Hyde School in Bath, Maine, a
member of the St. Paul’s School alumni
Executive Committee, a trustee and board
member of the School for Field Studies,
and an active member of the Yale Alumni
Association. The McKees endowed a
scholarship at Bowdoin College and
sponsored the McKee Scholarship at the
School for Field Studies.
His love of St. Paul’s was matched only
by his boundless love of his extended
family and wide circle of friends. The
lifelong friends, campus, and dedicated
faculty were the draw that kept him com-
ing back. In his many years of affiliation
with St. Paul’s, he served variously as
regional representative, form agent,
form director, and Executive Committee
member. He was a longtime member of
the John Hargate Society.
In addition to his commitments to finan-
cial advising and community service, Mr.
McKee will be remembered for his love
of any sport that brought people together
for friendly competition (and the occa-
sional bet). His camaraderie on the golf
course was legendary, with one memo-
rable round at Pine Valley with the editor
of
Golf Digest
chronicled in his editor’s
note for Charlie’s innovative range of
side bets. Mr. McKee was an avid skier,
whose passion for Sugarloaf USA resulted
in him taking an ownership stake in the
Maine resort in the 1980s.
But Mr. McKee will be most remem-
bered for his deep loyalty and love for
family and friends. He was a loving
husband and a devoted father and
grandfather, who delighted in celebrating
all of life’s occasions. Even in his last
weeks, when cancer was taking its toll,
his thoughts were for his family, friends,
and the organizations he loved. He had a
wonderful smile, laugh, and a joie de vivre
that he carried into business, community,
and everywhere else he ventured.
Mr. McKee is survived by his wife,
Nina; his children, Nina Carter McKee ’81,
Charles Dunn McKee Jr. ’83, and Heidi
Auchincloss McKee; their partners; his
four grandchildren, Nina McKee ’12,
Aidan McKee ’14, Lily McKee, and Sean
McKee Porter; and many nieces and
nephews, including David McKee ’87 and
John McKee ’88. He was predeceased by
his brothers, Phillip Winston McKee and
Elliot Bates McKee Jr. ’51.
1959
Christopher James Elkus
died peacefully
at his home in
Ligonier, Pa., on
July 16, 2014, at
age 73, following
a long and pro-
gressive illness.
Mr. Elkus was
born in New York
City on February
7, 1941, and was raised in Pittsburgh, the
son of James H. Elkus of the Form of 1929
and Lenore R. Elkus. His mother was a
founder of WQED-TV in Pittsburgh and a
Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania.
His father was an industrial engineer.
His paternal grandfather, the Honorable
Abram I. Elkus, served as a U.S. ambas-
sador to Turkey under President Wilson
and as a judge on the New York State
Court of Appeals. His maternal grand-
mother, Hulda Lashanska, was a cele-
brated American concert soprano.
Mr. Elkus entered St. Paul’s as a Sec-
ond Former in 1954 from Falk Elemen-
tary School in Pittsburgh. He excelled
at football, rowing, and wrestling. He
served as captain of the Old Hundred
football team in 1957 and 1958 and
played for the SPS football team in his
final two years at the School. He was a
member of the SPS wrestling team for
four years, captaining the 1959 squad. He
also ran track for Old Hundred in 1958
and 1959 and varsity track in 1958. Mr.
Elkus also served as treasurer of the
Sixth Form and as secretary/treasurer
of Old Hundred. He was elected to be a
house inspector and supervisor and also
participated in the Athletic Association,
La Junta, the Pictorial Board, the Propy-
lean Literary Society, the Scientific
Association, and the Yearbook Committee.
His involvement with St. Paul’s con-
tinued as an alumnus as Mr. Elkus served
as a form director and form agent for
nearly 20 years, from 1970 to 1986, and
in 1977 established an endowment in his
family’s name.
Mr. Elkus earned his undergraduate
degree from Yale in 1963, where he also
rowed with the varsity heavyweight crew.
He received his M.B.A. from New York
University Business School in 1969. He
resided in New York City throughout
most of his adult life, working as an
investment manager for large corpora-
tions and organizations, including the
United Nations.
He was a dedicated member of his
community and served as president of
the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, a
multi-service organization that has
served people in need on the East Side
of Manhattan and on Roosevelt Island
for more than 120 years. Mr. Elkus later
founded Waterford Capital Management
upon his retirement to Ligonier.
He was an avid sportsman, traveler,
and lover of the outdoors. He enjoyed
photography, skiing, fishing, hunting,
golf, squash, and tennis and was a
member of several sports clubs, both
in New York and in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Elkus is survived by his wife of 42
years, Gretchen M. Elkus; his son, James
M. Elkus; his granddaughter, Sonya R.
Elkus; his sister, Peggy H. Elkus; two
stepchildren, William M. Duryea ’81 and
Melissa Duryea Lewis; and five step-
grandchildren. He was predeceased in
2003 by his brother, Jonathan H. Elkus ’65.
