Birth date: Feb 9, 1950 Death date: Oct 19, 2022
Charles Paul Carlson age 72 of Ludington passed away early Wednesday morning, October 19, 2022 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Charles was born on February 9, 1950 in Hart, the son of Paul L. Read Obituary
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So the year was sometime in the 80's. Let's say 1989. That would put me at 16, when Chuck, Marge and Paul would come over often for BBQ's at the pool. Chuck was always fun to have around. I remember one time, my sister had one of those little tikes blue elephant slides, the kind made for small kids, because she would have been 8. The kids typically had this setup on the edge of the pool so they could slide down it into the pool. Charlie decided it would be a good idea for him to go down this slide. I'm sure at this point, he had a little liquid persuasion to help his decision So the year was sometime in the 80's. Let's say 1989. That would put me at 16, when Chuck, Marge and Paul would come over often for BBQ's at the pool. Chuck was always fun to have around. I remember one time, my sister had one of those little tikes blue elephant slides, the kind made for small kids, because she would have been 8. The kids typically had this setup on the edge of the pool so they could slide down it into the pool. Charlie decided it would be a good idea for him to go down this slide. I'm sure at this point, he had a little liquid persuasion to help his decision-making skills. So, Charlie proceeds to lay onto the top of the slide belly first and make his way down the vast 3 foot span. The little elephant must not have liked the idea of Chuck on it, so as he descended the slide, it decided to push back from the edge of the pool just as chucks arms were about ready to enter the water. What pursued was a very interesting belly scrape (as well as other parts) all along the concrete edge of the pool. Out came Chuck whooping and hollering, as I am sure that did not feel great. What a memory......but that is not why I am writing today, I am writing about how I received my name from Chuck.
Around the same decade, during another pool party, Charlie went into the house to grab a delicious brownie. I hollered from the pool for Chuck to get me one while he was in the house. After some time, I started to wonder if he was baking the brownies himself, but low and behold he emerged from the house eating one brownie and carrying another in his hand. In a stroke of genius, he offered me the brownie he had just taken a bite out of, and of course I did not want that one, so I said, "give me the one you haven't eaten off from, of course I don't want the other one" This was music to Chuck's ears and part of his devious plan and I was none the wiser. Of course, Chuck obliged and handed me the "Untouched" brownie. I stuck the whole thing in my mouth and started chewing on the way back down into the pool like any hungry teen. Little did I know, Charlie decided while he was taking so long, that an ultimate prank would be to "Lace my Brownie" with a hot substance. So, as you can imagine, my brownie laced with hot sauce did not taste too good as I was devouring it under water, and it was now my turn to spit sputter and get out of the pool to get this ridiculous, on fire brownie out of my mouth as soon as possible. Since that day, I was only ever called "Taco" by Chuck. I had always vowed my sweet revenge but don't know that I ever was able to cash that check. So the moral of this story is I will miss you Chuckie. You were always fun and spirited to be around.
Hannah, Paul, Marge & Family, I am sorry for your loss. Chuck was indeed special, and I will miss him as a friend. God Bless you all.
Hi Chris, I wanted to share a story I have told many a time - in fact I told it last weekend. We (the band) were in Baldwin for a parade. Afterwards everyone went to Jones & got an ice cream cone. Chuck got a waffle cone that must have had a quart of ice cream in it. It was THE BIGGEST cone I'd ever seen. AND he ate it all! Fun memories! Blessings & hugs to you. Mary
