I will always be grateful for this man for bringing his son into this world for without him and Jo Ann my sister would have never met the love of her life! And the legacy that he leaves behind is truly that a legacy. Hunting and guns were always the topic of conversation and there was nothing this man did not know! Chuck you are already beyond missed. You hold a place in my heart always!

I vividly remember the first time I met Chuck at the Confederate Ordnance gun shop where he was working at the time (must have been 1976-77).  As I walked in, he caught me in his stare and I stood very still, because I knew he was deciding if he had to shoot me or not.  After half a second, he decided I was OK (for now), and I looked around the shop and we talked a bit, and I knew he would be a friend.  He was one of those friends who, even if you hadn't seen him in a year or two, never missed a beat the next time you caught up with each other.  He would shake your hand or give you a hug, and it was like you were just hanging out the day before.  When my father was killed in a hunting accident, Chuck's heart was broken, even though they had never met, because he knew MY heart was broken.  He arranged to have an article about my Dad published in a magazine, and I will never forget that favor, as it allowed me to share my Dad with everyone.  As the saying goes, they just don't make them like this anymore.  See you later, Chuck, hope they have a good range. 

A few years ago when I was doing a gun show in San Antonio TX a man stopped at my tables and asked to look at my handmade Damascus knives. We got to talking and discovered that we both had served in the Navy. He told me a lot about his hard hat diving and I told him about my Scuba diving. He ended up buying a knife and he gave me hie home phone number. About 2 years later I was at a junk store and I spotted a small dive hat like he wore and it was a clock. The price was not bad so I bought it and I called and asked for his address. He asked why I needed it and I just said a surprise. I mailed it and a few days later I got a very excited phone call from him. He could not believe what I sent and wanted to know the cost. I had to admit that I have a very bad memory. I sure miss talking to him