Charles J. Zabrowski, 62, of 135 West High Street, Gettysburg, died of lung cancer on Wednesday 30 January 2008 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Beedle. Zabrowski graduated summa cum laude from Canisius College in 1967 with a B.A. in Classics. After earning an M.A. in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Toronto, and spending a year (1973-1974) as the Seymour Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece, in 1984 he was awarded a Ph.D. in Classics by Fordham University. Zabrowskis two primary passions were paleography, in particular the editing of the Byzantine manuscripts of the ancient Greek dramatist Aeschylus and the scholia attached to those manuscripts, and the teaching of Classical Greek to undergraduates. The recipient of several grants for his research in palaeography, he published a number of articles in academic journals. He taught briefly at Elmira College, and at Boston College, and from 1979 until 1986 at Creighton University. In 1987 he came to teach in the Department of Classics at Gettysburg College, where he progressed through the ranks to Full Professor, served as Secretary of the Faculty (1995-1998) and as Department Chair (1998-2004), and taught his beloved classical Greek to an astonishing variety and number of students. Wearing his academic gown as a symbol of his profession, he was a well known figure on the campus and in the local community. Zabrowski was on sabbatical leave from Gettysburg College at the time of his death. A High Mass of Christian Burial in Latin was celebrated on Monday 4 February at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Gettysburg. The Department of Classics at Gettysburg College will sponsor a memorial event later in the spring semester.
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