He was born Saturday, Feb. 1, 1919 on an island near Vancouver, Washington to Ralph A. and Maude (McLean) Beardslee and was raised on the Snow Line Ranch near Lima. He attended schools in Shelby and Lima and earned his degree in electrical engineering from Montana State University in Bozeman where he often rode his 1919 Harley-Davidson from Lima to Bozeman. In 1939, he and Helen Lael Tout were married in Butte. He began his career with the Montana Power Company but was soon recruited by the United State Government during World War II to train radio operators for the military. He was a pioneer in radio communications, and following the war returned to the Montana Power Company. He helped establish KBOW Radio station and continued to help out Ron Davis and his crew well into his 80’s. Charles served as a volunteer fireman for over 20 years, loved motorcycles and enjoyed restoring old radios.