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Eddie "Charles" Graham
October 28, 1953 — February 26, 2025
Eddie “Charles” Graham, 71, of Amarillo, passed away on February 26, 2025.
Family and friends are invited to a visitation and viewing at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Amarillo, TX on Monday, March 3rd from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 4th, at 2:00 PM in the Worship Center at Paramount Baptist Church, Amarillo, with Rev. Lance Harrington officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born on October 28, 1953, in Pampa, Texas, to Leo and Jeanette Graham, Charles was a proud graduate of Tascosa High School. He furthered his education at Amarillo College and TSTI. For many years, he found joy and camaraderie as a Harley-Davidson enthusiast and member of the local and national HOG Club.
Charles's life was marked by diverse experiences and a strong work ethic. He dedicated 18 years to BNSF Railway as a driver/trackman, retiring on disability in 2013. In his retirement, he embraced a variety of part-time roles, including cashier at Wal Mart on Coulter, pizza delivery for Pizza Planet, driver for RailCrew Xpress, and clerk at DXL Retail Store.
In 1976, Charles married Sherry Flood and together they had one son Cory. Their marriage ended in 1977. A few years later Charles fathered a second son, Chris Bewley, with Barbara Bewley.
The spring of 1992 brought a significant chapter into Charles's life when he met Patsy Hall Kuehler through a church singles ministry. Their 18-month courtship culminated in a loving 31-year marriage in December 1993.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his beloved wife, Patsy; his sons, Cory Graham and wife, Betsy, and Chris Bewley and wife, Shelly; his step-daughter, Tracy Kuehler Koh and husband Air-SIong; his step-son, Wade Kuehler and wife Karen; his sister, La Nette Baker and husband Van Williamson; a special sister-in-law, Dian Hall Wheeler; 13 cherished grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests making memorial contributions to the THS 72 Rebel Pride Scholarship, c/o The Opportunity Plan, Inc., PO Box 1035, Canyon, TX 79015, or Faith City Mission in Amarillo.
To send flowers to the family in memory of Eddie "Charles" Graham, please visit our flower store at Boxwell Brothers.
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Douglas Stewart
Another good one has bitten the dust...R.I.P. Charles. We only exchanged birthday greetings last November 2024 on LinkedIn. Over many years, you thoughtfully stayed in touch with me on that platform.
My sincere condolences to your closest family and friends.
Ron Rennke
I always enjoyed Charlie's (Tuna) in high school. He was a great guy and had a good sense of humor - had a way of making me laugh often. When I was on FB, I liked reading his posts too - kept thje laughs coming then too..
My heartfelt condolences to all his family and friends.
God Bless and wish everyone the very Best!
Vicki Pruitt (Schrandt)
Charles was one of a kind, and KIND definetly described him. His posts on Facebook were always full of beauty and hope. He always asked about my brother, Mark during the many times he was in the hospital. He also asked about George. Charles,Tuna, not only came to George's funeral, but also my little brother's service 2 months later. I told him that I was surpised to see him at my brother Mark's service, and he said"That's what freinds do". I will miss his gentleness. RIP Tuna.
Bill Richardson
So many good memories of Charles growing up. Always had the coolest cars. Remember him taking Randy Franks and myself to a Plainview Football game in his 66 Mustang. I rode in the back. Woah. Charles lived close to my house in school so we would see each other often. Later caught up at our reunions. You will be missed.
Bill Eubank
Tuna and I were good buddies in elementary school and early middle school. We both attended Paramount Terrace, Crocket (7th) and Bonham. He lived a few blocks from my house and for a while we hung out almost every day. Charles was a great friend with whom I have many cherished memories. A few are shared here.
His house was next door to a vacant lot. At that age a vacant lot was nature’s playground. Early on, one of our favorite pastimes was hunting for horny toads. They were easy to find. Sometimes we chased them around. Other times we surrounded them to pick up for examination. Another curiosity were the big red ants and all their coming and going.
Tuna had a tree house he built with his father in his back yard. This was our retreat after riding our bikes all over or after a safari in the vacant lot. It provided a nice breezy shade on hot summer days. In the season we roamed the allies gathering peaches and plums off branches hanging over the fences. Some of these were stored in the tree house.
When we were a little older, we frequented a nearby drugstore with pinball machines inside. A large portion of our allowance went into those machines, along with root beer floats and such from the soda fountain. And Mad Magazine for the tree house library. Then we discovered slot cars. Slot cars became our passion. Armed with our soldering irons, we were soon creating custom racing cars. Regulars at the racing track, we competed against other young enthusiasts and sometimes older folk who had the bug. Occasionally pushing the envelope, one of our cars would fly off the track sustaining varying degrees of damage. But nothing we couldn’t fix with a little rosin-core solder. Bystanders learned to stay away from the sharp curves in the track. Especially at the end of a straightaway.
Charles and I lost touch after high school but rekindled our friendship at reunions and on social media. From the beginning, he remained a cheerful easygoing person always a pleasure to be with. I look forward to seeing him again in the next world. RIP Tuna.
Suzy Spencer (Whisenhunt)
Thank you all for sharing on Tuna's In Memory. We will miss this kind gentle soul.