Very sad day, indeed. I"m passing along a Facebook post from Chuck's daughter, Marcie from this morning, March 21, 2019.
"My dad passed away today. Although we were expecting it, it certainly doesn’t make it any easier. He went very peacefully at home while holding my mom’s hand.
He fought Stage IV lung cancer for for two years and never gave up hope. I am thankful for the extra time his treatment allowed us to have with him. Despite being in a lot of pain, he had a lot of reasons to keep going and never considered stopping treatment. As recently as two weeks ago, he was still eager to try another treatment. I am very thankful for the happy memories we made in the past two years - weddings, holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, birth announcements.
He was a wonderful father, husband, grandfather, and friend. He was effortlessly funny and always so much fun to be around, telling jokes until the very end. We will miss him so much.
I appreciate everyone that reached out to him and my family - we all felt very loved and supported. A special thanks to Griff and Laura Hamlin who reached out from Blues Guitar Unleashed and played guitar for him over speakerphone during hospice. It brought him so much joy and is a memory I'll treasure forever."