Charles H Hallock

Mr. Hallock was born in 1929 in New York City, the son of the late Harold P. Hallock and Muriel Tate Hallock.

Charles is survived by his wife Kathleen and his sister Joy Nichols and by his three daughters, by a former marriage, Lucy Hamilton Hallock, Diane Hallock Winder and Elisabeth Hallock King as well as his four grandchildren, Charles King, Julia Winder, Emily King and Bayly Winder.

His formative school years began at the renowned Gunston School in Maryland where he developed a love of reading and history. Even then he was reading the newspapers, mainly the Washington Post. The school also focused on French, the language of diplomacy, which ultimately proved to be very useful in his chosen career path.

Charles attended the prestigious Western High School in Washington D.C., balancing his academics with playing on the football and track teams. His enthusiasm on the football field extended to his attendance at the Washington Redskins home games, often telling the story of his getting season tickets for $12.00 back then. His love of the Redskins lasted his entire life, never missing a televised game, rooting and singing "Hail to the Redskins". While at Western, Charles became a member of the Cadet Corps, First Battalion, Fourth Regiment.

Right out of high school, Charles joined the Army, attached to the 11th Airborne Division in Japan and served in the Korean War as a 2D Lieutenant after college.

Charles attended University of Virginia, graduating in 1952 with a BA in History. At UVA, Charles was a member and co-captain of the swimming team setting new records for the 300 yard and 400 yard medley relays. Charles was a member of the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity at UVA. He revisited UVA for his 50th Class Reunion in 2002 and again in 2007, attending several sports weekends also. "Glory, Glory to Virginia" was sung with every touchdown as he proudly wore his UVA sweater. In 1956, Charles earned his MA Degree in History from Indiana University.

It was his love of history and desire to serve his country that led Charles to work for the U.S. Government from 1955 until 1965 including 8 years for the U.S. Department of State as Vice Consul, Foreign Service Officer, assigned to the American Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands and in Lome, Togo. While at the Embassy in Togo, his fluency in French was a definite asset and he quickly grasped the Dutch language during his recruitment in the Netherlands.

In 1966, Charles left the Department of State to pursue a career in International Banking joining First National City Bank. Charles' career at Citibank brought him to live and work in South Africa, Beirut, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. In 1970, he set up the first branch of Citibank in Bahrain and was recognized by them when the bank celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1995.

In 1972, Charles began working for Crocker Bank, living and working in Australia, the U.K., Los Angeles and Chicago.

Back in the States now, Charles heard that a Dutch agricultural bank was to open a branch in New York. He joined Rabobank Nederland in November 1980, prior to the official opening of the Bank in April 1981. He focused on setting up the Grain and Oilseed sector as well as Trade Finance. During his years with the bank, Charles traveled throughout the United States and abroad to meet and serve the bank's clients. Charles retired from Rabobank as Managing Director at the end of 2008 after 28 years of service.

During his life, Charles always took the time to capture where he had been by sketching the buildings and landscapes that surrounded him, paying close attention to perspective in drawing a particular outdoor scene in pen and ink. Charles was also an avid surfer and chess player, loved classical music and going to museums, delighted in taking up golf in his seventies, enjoyed touring the wine country in Sonoma, Napa Valley, France and Italy and reveled in the pleasure of having a dram of single malt scotch whisky at the end of a special day.

Charles was a gentleman in all respects and is sorely missed by the members of his family, friends and colleagues.