Charles P. Turlinski

Charles Paul Turlinski of East Hampton, a former chief executive officer of the Limited Stores, died on April 13 at the age of 69.

Mr. Turlinski spent a combined 10 years as an executive within the Limited Stores chain of leadership, first serving as chief financial officer of Express, one of the company’s brands, and then becoming C.E.O. of the Limited Stores. He served on the industry advisory board of the Wharton School’s Jay H. Baker Retailing Center, the Community Shelter Board in Columbus, Ohio, and the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, which acts as the board of directors for the Peace Corps.

Mr. Turlinski and his wife, Donna Turlinski, moved to East Hampton three years ago from New York City.

His family declined to provide a cause of death.

The son of Charles Paul Turlinski Sr. and Jenny Weklar, Mr. Turlinski was born on March 28, 1947, in Philadelphia. He attended the University of Massachusetts and, later, the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, finishing his master’s of business administration in 1972.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Turlinski leaves his three children, Charles Turlinski, Jacob Turlinski, and Natasha Damon, who live in San Francisco, and two grandsons.

Memorial donations have been suggested to the Charles Turlinski Sr. Endowed Fellowship at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, for which more information may be found online at wharton. upenn.edu.