Charles A. Bauman, 90, died of natural causes on June 20th at his home
in Severna Park, MD.

He was born in Junin, Argentina, son of American Methodist missionary
parents, and possessed double citizenship: Argentine and US. At age 16 he
came to the US and entered Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio, graduating in 1941.
Grad school at American U in DC was interrupted by WWII. He spent 3 & 1/2 years in the Navy in the Pacific theater as a gunnery officer, serving on the carrier
Yorktown (named after the one sunk at Midway) and the cruiser Oklahoma City.

Back in DC as a civilian, he married the former Helen Drye and went to Georgetown Law School, simultaneously going to work at a precursor of the National
Security Agency. He passed the DC Bar Exam and was licensed to
practice law but never did, because he decided to continue his career as a
Cryptologist, breaking foreign codes and ciphers, translating messages
and writing intelligence reports of interest to major consumers in the
Intelligence Community, such as the White House, State Department, and CIA.
Over his 37 years at NSA he achieved the professional rank of Senior
Cryptologist and led several operational divisions engaged in cryptanalysis,
intelligence analysis, and reporting.

He enjoyed travel, working in his garden, doing crossword puzzles, was an
avid reader and a movie buff. He cared for his beloved wife Helen during
her long illness and she predeceased him in 1998. He is survived by his
devoted family: son Michael Bauman, daughter Nancy Bauman Cristiano,
son-in-law William Cristiano, all of Severna Park, MD and step-granddaughter
Kelley Gillen of Cumberland, Western MD.

A Chapel Service will be held on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 1:00 pm at MD Veterans Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403.