Charles Taylor Fisk Rand and Maria Luisa Godoy Benitez

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FiskGodoy
Father Clarence Ames Arturo Godoy Bocanegra
MotherSusan Elizabeth SparhawkMaria Luisa Benitez Aliste
Name Charles Taylor Maria Luisa Godoy Benitez
Born Date04/04/191304/26/1910
Place bornBrookline,Mass NH.Santiago, Chile
Married 02/10/1937
Place marriedSantiago, Chile
Died12/11/198610/07/1990
Place of deathDanbury Ct.Danbury Ct.
Certificates Clipping from the New York Times
No Letters Charles and Mary had a long engagement from 1934 to 1937. The beginning of the marriage was difficult because Charles kept changing jobs. Finally Charles obtained a position in the largest open pit copper mine in the world: Chuquicamata. Life was fine until the late 1950s when Charles lost his job and abandoned his family for about 15 years. His eldest son finally came to find him by chance when he read an article about the Chilean military coup that overthrew President Allende. Charles had been taken prisoner by the military coup and was submitted to torture and interrogation. He was released and sent back to the United States. He rejoined his estranged wife and helped her through her final years of suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Three generations of Fisk family looking through the window of the past
Childs NameDate Place of BirthDate Place of Death
Charles Mario02/25/1938 Santiago Chile living
Clarence Alfred02/27/1940 Santiago, Chileliving
Arthur Edward08/24/1941 Santiago, Chile05/10/1961 Santiago Chile
Herbert Anthony09/19/1943 Chuquicamata, Chileliving

Mary Charlotte
10/06/1945 Chuquicamata, Chileliving