Message from Bob W.

I met Charlie when he first came in the rooms. He was this brash young man so full of vim and vigor. I started to emotionally connect with him when he would share about RJ. His love and frustration in wanting his big brother to get clean paralleled my same struggles with my big brother Jim. I really got to understand Charlie when we were in a shame group with Ken Lewis. A lot of deep personal childhood hurts and experiences came out there. We became close through that group. Charlie and RJ both had personalities that filled a room. When Charlie would share he would always have some humor in his talk that would make me smile. When RJ died it was so hard to watch his suffering. I was honored when he would call to talk and be there to listen. This last year when he got clean I was able to spend time working with him on my properties. He was very skillful and we could spend time together talking about our struggles and the solutions in recovery. There was much to admire about Charlie, but what I admired most was his love and devotion to his Pap and RJ. He was a good friend to many. I’ll miss you always Lil brother