Charles was a neighbor when Sue and I first moved onto Highland View in summer of 1972. He was a roommate of Peter Polites 2 doors away. After I was recruited into the Virginia Highland Civic Association, I really got to know Charles and Susan. My first vivid memory of Charles is from early July 1973. It was around the BBQ pit built on the 485 DO...more

A letter from my dear friend in New York: March 8, 2021 Dear Susan For me, two memories of Charles stand out from all our decades of knowing one another. ​In the fall of 1980, you and he were our first guests in NYC, arriving Thanksgiving weekend (I think on your honeymoon but not sure). At any rate, the way we got rid of trash in the buildin...more

I was somewhere between 4-6 and fascinated by Uncle Charles’ missing thumb and the “phantom pains.” And I specifically just recalled him telling me to “scratch his thumb.” (Even though it wasn’t there 😂)

We always enjoyed Charles’s stories about the history of Georgia politics, and his tolerance of our politics!! Wish we could have enjoyed Charles more over the years! Our thoughts are with Susan and the children.