In Memory

Charla Krupp

Charla Krupp

 

Charla Krupp, Avoca Jr. HIgh, and New Trier West 

"It is with great sadness that we note that Charla Krupp...died today at the age of 58 after a battle with breast cancer."

The above is the first sentence of a Wall Street Journal article about our classmate, reunion committee member, and good friend, Charla. The rest of the article can be found here. And the following is a moving tribute to her that aired on the Today Show: http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/24/10223810-charla-krupp-longtime-friend-of-today-passes-away-at-58

 

 

Charla Krupp 

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Charla Krupp. We are deeply saddened to announce that Charla lost her battle with breast cancer and died Monday afternoon at the age of 58. A nationally known style expert, Charla was the New York Times bestselling author of HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD and HOW NEVER TO LOOK FAT AGAIN. She was a contributor to NBC's Today Show for 10 years, appearing in more than 130 style segments, and appeared on more than 30 national TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, The Rachael Ray Show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, and Access Hollywood. Charla was a contributing editor to People: Style Watch and was formerly beauty director at Glamour, a senior editor at InStyle, and a fashion columnist at More. She wrote for the New York Times, TIME, and many fashion magazines and websites. She leaves her husband, Richard Zoglin of New York City; mother, Esther "Terry" Krupp, of Northbrook; father, the late Walter Krupp; sister, Lora Nasby of Murrieta, CA; brother, Jay (Lisa) Krupp of Buffalo Grove; and two nieces, Mollie and Jami Krupp. Service Wednesday, 1 p.m., at The Chapel, 8851 Skokie Blvd., Skokie (at Niles Center Rd.). Interment Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge. To honor Charla's legacy and continue her generosity and support of women in media, the Krupp/Zoglin family has established The Charla Krupp Memorial Fund for Women in Media at the University of Illinois College of Media. Gifts may be mailed to the University of Illinois Foundation, 1305 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61802, or you may give online at www.media.illinois.edu/give. Simply note or type in the fund name to designate your gift. Info., TheGoldman Funeral Group,(847) 478-1600. 

Published in Chicago Tribune on January 24, 2012