Charles William Baldridge Connors, 85, of Wilmette, Illinois, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023, peacefully at home.

Born October 30, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois, to James Joseph and Mary Elizabeth nee Baldridge Connors. Chuck grew up in the South Shore area of Chicago and earned his B.S. in Ceramic Engineering at the University of Illinois on the Prestigious Holloway Navy Scholarship. He was an ensign in the U.S. Navy from 1960, the year he married Ann McCabe and they began their life together while he served in the Navy until 1964. While working for Nalco Chemical Company, he earned his J.D. from DePaul University Law School. In 1968, he and Ann moved to Wilmette, where they raised their family. After many years at Nalco, Chuck went on to found Magneco/Metrel, Inc. in 1981 which has grown into a world renowned leader in the refractory industry. In addition to his legal, engineering and business successes, he served as Chairman of the Greater Illinois Chicago Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis society in the 1990s as well as served on the National Board.

Beloved husband of Ann Connors nee McCabe; loving father of Colleen M. Connors, Charles W.B., Jr, (Traci) Connors, Susan Connors (Gerald) Malloy, and George McCabe Connors; proud grandfather of Charles W.B. Connors, III, Thomas Cooper Connors, Jennifer Gail Connors, and Robert James Connors, Gerald James Malloy and Joseph Connors Malloy; dear brother of the late James J. (JoAnne) Connors, the late Mary (Thomas) Ryan, and the late Chester (Lenore) Connors; brother-in-law of Mary Jane (the late James) Crowe, Ellen (William) Rowe, and Beth (Alan) Bird, caring uncle of many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Illinois Chapter, 525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1510, Chicago, IL 60661.