Charles Nevin Greenaway, the son of Anne Nevin of West Tisbury and Mel Greenaway of North Conway, N.H., died suddenly Feb. 16 at his home in West Tisbury. He was 33.

Charles was the first graduate of the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School in 1999. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 2003 and from Five Branches Institute of Acupuncture in 2010.

From an early age Charles excelled at golf, and he was well-known at Island golf courses. After school he would work at Island Music Store and then head over to work at Wintertide Coffeehouse, then located at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven. He taught himself to play the trumpet, bass guitar, and the keyboard. At Wintertide he learned to set-up sound for bands.

Charles was the sound technician at the University of Massachusetts, where he had many opportunities to work with well-known musicians such as B.B. King and Dave Matthews. He toured with the band Medeski Martin & Wood as far as Russia.

While still at UMass Charles attended alternative medicine workshops. He visited California and settled on attending Five Branches there. He continued sound work all over California.

Charles will be missed by everyone who knew him. Charles was a soft spoken, caring, and spiritually healing individual. Charles leaves his parents, his brother Colby, and many aunts, uncles, cousins.