After retirement, Noble joined the Charles T Main Engineering Company in Boston, where he managed engineering projects across the globe.
  
Noble's initial focus was on MAIN's water resource studies.
 Early on Noble understood the importance of water for the future stating, "Water's the future of gold and oil combined."
He retired from Charles T Main as president and chief executive officer in 1984.
 In retirement Noble spent hours gardening and working on upgrading his upstate New York family camp.
 He continued to work hard as he had during his long military service and engineering career living the life he noted in his famous quote "first we make our habits, then our habits make us."

Noble died on Aug. 16, 2003 and was interned in Arlington Cemetery.
 Noble was listed in "Engineers of Distinction", "Who's Who in Engineering," "Who's Who in America," and for his military service won three Distinguished Service Medals with two oak leaf clusters, three awards of the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, and bronze star.
 He fathered five children, four of whom survive including Jeanne Davey (b. June 1943), Barbara (Lynn) Noble (b.
July 1947), Carol Noble (b.
Jan 1950), and Steve Noble (b. Sept 1952).
After retirement, Noble joined the Charles T Main Engineering Company in Boston, where he managed engineering projects across the globe.   
Noble's initial focus was on MAIN's water resource studies.  Early on Noble understood the importance of water for the future stating, "Water's the future of gold and oil combined." He retired from Charles T Main as president and chief executive officer in 1984.  In retirement Noble spent hours gardening and working on upgrading his upstate New York family camp.  He continued to work hard as he had during his long military service and engineering career living the life he noted in his famous quote "first we make our habits, then our habits make us." 
Noble died on Aug. 16, 2003 and was interned in Arlington Cemetery.  Noble was listed in "Engineers of Distinction", "Who's Who in Engineering," "Who's Who in America," and for his military service won three Distinguished Service Medals with two oak leaf clusters, three awards of the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, and bronze star.  He fathered five children, four of whom survive including Jeanne Davey (b. June 1943), Barbara (Lynn) Noble (b.July 1947), Carol Noble (b.Jan 1950), and Steve Noble (b. Sept 1952).
Charles C. Noble