After a lo n g ba t t le w ith Al z heime r 's d i s e a s e , C h a r les Irvine C ochr a n , 8 4, p a ss e d peace fully into G od's arms at h ome in Th e Vill a g e s on June 2 9, 2 0 2 3 .

He is surv i ved b y h i s lo v ing wife Ei l e e n o f 6 3 yea rs, son Ch a r l es Edward , d aug h t e r in l a w Ma r g o t , grandchildren Isabel , Sophia a nd C h a rles o f D eltona FI , sis t e r -in-l a w Sue Bown a nd d e a r f r ie n ds David and C on n ie C o u t u r e o f T h e Vil l a g e s.

Ch uck w a s b o r n in P it t sbu r g h and wa s e mploy e d f o r 40 y e a rs a s a flight d i s p a tc h er f or Unit e d A i r lin e s in C h i c a go. Alw a y s w a nting t o h elp p eople h e be c a me a v olunt e e r fir e m a n and a p a r a me d ic.

C h uck a nd E ile e n moved t o Th e Vill age s in 2 002 whe r e r e t ir e me n t b r o ught t h em n ew a d v e n tur es . T ra v e li ng in t h e i r m o t or h o m e t h e y s p e n t s u m m er s in C l e e lum , Wa shington where t h e y ga ve t ou r s o f t h e

Y a kima s a lmon hatchery , Fort M a ndan in North Dakota , a nd a s s e a so n al pa rk r a ng e r s at Fort C l a t sop in As t ori a , Orega n. C huck t hen ga ve a p ro gr a m at Mit c hell Pr e his t o r ic Indian Vill a ge in S outh Dakota where h e w a s r egard ed a s a n ex pert in N a tive A me r ic a n history a nd cultu r e .

He e n j o y e d fi s h i n g , g olfing an d " A l l i n " Cha r l ie en joy e d his Te x a s H o l d ' e m !

He w ill be m i s s e d b y m a ny, e spe c i a lly his l a u g h . A l z h e i m e r's, " Th e Lo n g G oo d b y e" .