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In 1940 Kirkham retired from the business [strikethrough] planning [strikethrough//] intending to engage in only an occasional consulting job [strikethrough] for the future [strikethrough//]. After this he did some consulting for the Sterling Engine Company of Buffalo, New York and for Ed. H. Godfrey on Diesel engine project at New Brunswick, New Jersey, sponsored by the Johnson and Johnson Company. 

Kirkham, who had lived in retirement for some time at Montgomery, New York, passed away on December 31, 1969 in Middletown, New York Hospital following a brief illness, at age 87. He was survived by his wife, two daughters and four grandchildren. The funeral and burial services were held in Chatham, New Jersey.

Aviation [strikethrough]P [strikethrough//] pioneer extraordinary, Charles B. Kirkham devoted almost all of his unusually active lifetime to engine design and development and related aircraft projects. One of the true pioneering greats, he was endowed with unusual creative vision and sound mechanical judgement in engineering matters. His valued contributions are legend in American aviation history, [strikethrough] and [strikethrough//] He reportedly held over 30 aviation patents. Few men [strikethrough] indeed [strikethrough//] matched his long and useful career, [strikethrough] truly aircraft engine man No. 14 [strikethrough//]