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Dutchess Legend Charles Edward Conklin, 91, Businessman, Benefactor Dutchess Legend Charles Edward Conklin, 91, Businessman, Benefactor
Dutchess Legend Charles Edward Conklin, 91, Businessman, Benefactor Charles “Charlie” Edward Conklin, 91, of Pleasant Valley and Vero Beach, Fla., died Tuesday, Jan. 30 of natural causes at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.  He was a successful businessman and major benefactor to local colleges, hospitals and other institutions. Mr. Conklin was born on Feb. 21, 1926, in Poughkeepsie to the late Preston Marshall and Agnes Curley Conklin.  Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro issued a statement that read: “I am grateful, honored and humbled to have worked with him." "Dutchess County lost a great man of our time. Charles Conklin was a benevolent t…