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Charles Thomas Orr
In Memory of
Charles Thomas 
Orr
1951 - 2018
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Charlie

Charlie is not only my cousin, he is my friend. Living apart as far as we always did (he in Follansbee, me in Wheeling), our times together were scattered and few, but as I think ( and have thought throughout my life) about them with great fondness and happiness, I cant help but think that maybe it is the very infrequency of those joyous times that so tenaciously holds and amplifies them in my heart. Such good times. Like going to the Eastern Panhandle (of WV) with Charlie and my brother, Mark, in our mid-twenties (lets just say several years ago). The stated reason for the trip was to do some pre-season scouting of the areas where he loved to deer hunt. The understood and greatly-exploited truth was that it was a chance for a boys weekend of unrestrained excess of food, drink, camaraderie, laughter, and just plain fun. There was even an impromptu trio of singing a favorite song or two together to curtail the boredom of sitting three-across in his pick-up on the way back home that Sunday. And my other times with him through the years were and are as irreplaceable. It is true that he was not an easy man to understand. And that he struggled often; with physical, emotional and spiritual pains that none of us can fully share in attempts to bear. I hope beyond all else that his pains have ceased at long last. And I know I miss and will miss him with pains of my own from here onward. Goodbye, Charlie. I do love you so.
Posted by Jack Paul
Monday February 19, 2018 at 2:28 pm
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