Feb 19, 2021
Victor J. Christopher Jr., 97, of Meadow Street, Broadalbin, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, with family at his side.
Born and raised in Broadalbin, NY, he was the oldest native in the village, and now bequeaths this title to Alex Klymkow.
Vic was born in Broadalbin, on December 2, 1923, a son of Victor and Clara Crannell Christopher and was a 1940 graduate of Broadalbin Central School. After graduation, he enrolled at Union College in Schenectady and in 1942, he enlisted in the AAC aviation cadet program. During World War II, Vic served as a weather officer, an air field tower control officer, and an airways flight control officer. He graduated from Union College in 1947 with a degree in chemistry, but technically was a member of the class of 1944.