Charles Frederick Trunk III, 79, well-known Frederick banker, philanthropist and founding board member of Advocates for the Aging of Frederick County, died at his home on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.
Quiet, unassuming in his charity and passionately dedicated to his family, church and Frederick County, Charlie was consistently relied upon to bring both professional expertise and moral integrity to civic and nonprofit organizations and projects for more than a half century.
Charlie graduated from Frederick High School in 1958, attended Gettysburg College and the American Banking Institute in Baltimore, and went to work at Fredericktown Bank & Trust. Promoted to Assistant Trust Officer in 1976, he then directed the Trust Department from 1978 until his retirement in 1989. In retirement, he was a founder of The Family Heritage Trust Company in Frederick and was vice chairman of the board at the time of his death.
Of Charlie’s many commitments throughout his life, his deep and abiding religious faith and love for the Evangelical Lutheran Church community stands at the forefront. He was also a trustee of the Community Foundation of Frederick County and the G. Frank Thomas Foundation and served on the Frederick City Board of Zoning Appeals. Charlie and his wife Mary Frances were strong advocates for the Frederick City Soup Kitchen and the C. Burr Artz Library. Charlie also served on the governing board of the National Lutheran Home in Rockville, MD.
Concern for the health and well-being of Frederick County’s seniors, especially low-income and poor seniors, was one of Charlie’s longtime interests. He was a trustee and board chairman of the county-owned Citizens Nursing Home/Montevue Home, and with the construction of the current facility, now known as Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center and Montevue Assisted Living, he co-founded two endowment funds at the Community Foundation of Frederick County benefiting the Center’s residents.
In 2012, Charlie joined three other leading citizens in funding a fight to stop the sale of Citizens and to maintain Montevue. The group prevailed, and as an outgrowth of the effort, Charlie joined others in creating Advocates for the Aging, where he served as treasurer of the board of trustees at the time of his death.