Sad News (Civilian thread)

[col90]

Beverly Heath called me this morning to let me know that Charles had died last night. He had a heart attack and they were unable to revive him in the emergency room.

There are no particulars as of yet, but as soon as someone knows, we will get them posted.

Colleen Formby

[Ross L. Lamoreaux]

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That is an incredible shock! His memory will live on in hundreds of authentics every time they eat period rations at an event.......

[Annette Bethke]

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I am very saddened by this news. I didn't know him personally other than through the AC and other forums, but it was obvious he was a wonderful person and a great asset to his comrades in the hobby. My condolences to his wife and family.

[nrandolph]

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I'm incredibly shocked and saddened! I was really looking forward to working with him next month at Spangler's Spring. Now, I feel a total emptiness. Charles was just such an original character, there's no other way to put it. This news is a punch in the gut...I'm so sorry for Bev.

Neil Randolph
1st West Virginia

[pvtbordonaro]

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Friends,
This is very sad news, both for me personally, and for the Civil War reenacting community as a whole. Charles will be greatly missed. That's about all I can say right now, I'm too upset to write much.
-Joe Bordonaro

[Mike Ventura]

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So very sorry to hear this. Charles has been one of the anchors of this hobby for many, many years. His presence and acerbic wit will be missed.

My deepest sympathies to Beverly and Charles' family.

[Arthur Stone]

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To all,
I'm greatly saddened by the news of Mr. Heath. He was a good friend to me and the lads of the 13th N.J. Bev I'm so sorry that he was taken away from you. He will be missed. Our event at Spangler's and the 1st Texas at Pitzer's will be dedicated to the late Charles Heath.

God speed my friend

[JerseySkilletLicker]

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This is a tough one to take and even tougher to try and make sense of my emotions. I knew him many for many, many years, I could always expect a call every so often to discuss new items that might work well for my business and just shoot the breeze...saw him all the time on AOL as well as in the field.
Im reminded of the story of Lee marching in a parade or something towards the end of his life and staying out of step on purpose. "The Chawls" marched to his own drum, pushed the envelope...down your throat if necessary, and touched the lives of just about everyone in this hobby like no other.
Its a quiet day here now and it shall remain so with Charles and Bev in my thoughts.

[stri volunteer]

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Can anyone provide a brief bio on Charles? I know nothing about him outside of his posts here and his role in foodways and battlefield preservation.

[Emily Burns]

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My most sincere sympathy to Beverly and the family. I only attended one event with Mr. Heath. I'll probably never forget the sight of him and his buddies doing the dishes in our make shift kitchen. With a Tom Sawyer flair, they almost made me wish that I could have that much fun doing dishes. Almost.

It is hard to understand how we could lose someone so full of life as Charles Heath. He will be missed.

[Marc29thGA]

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It was an honor to serve under Charles at DM-X, it was the only time I met him, but walked away with fond memories. My thoughts and prayers are with his family in their time of loss.

Kindest Regards,

[Guy Gane III]

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My sincerest condolences go to Charles and is family.

As many have said... he will be sorely missed.

Sincerely,

[burke69nyv]

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To All,
Sorry to hear of Charles passing; I learned a lot from him! Bev, my condolences are not enough to express the way I feel.

Tom Burke

[Rebel Yell1863]

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Charles was just such an original character, his memory will live on every time I eat period rations at an event....

[Dale Beasley]

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My regards to his family.