After enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in 1941, Arthur (Art) Charlton served his country in the South Pacific during the landing on Peleliu in 1944. At the conclusion of World War II, he received an honourable discharge as a Sergeant.
After returning home, Arthur co-founded and operated Comey Oil Co. in Westborough, Massachusetts, which he still owns and operates today.
His entrepreneurial drive was piqued in 1964 when he became attracted by a developing company prospect.
The Amway Corporation hired him and his wife Olive (Ollie) to work as distributors. Together, they contributed to the development of strategies that have catapulted Amway to the multi-billion-dollar success that it has become today.
Being the second pair to attain Amway's then highest achievement level of Crown, as well as sitting on the IBOAI board of directors, was a highlight of their lives.
Art went on to become a highly sought-after motivational speaker, assisting others in achieving the American Dream.
Ollie Charlton, who died in November 1998 at the age of 73, was an English actor. Art Charlton died in September 2012, at the age of 90, after a long illness.
