I remember seeing Charlie at one of the early reunions. He told me he was so spaced out during high school because he was always taking antihistimines. So sad.
The obituary above doesn’t tell you anything about Charlie and his life after high school.As his ex-wife, let me add some detail…after graduating high school Charlie majored in Oceanography at Humboldt State College in northern California.He was one class shy of his degree when he got a “dream” job at Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA.For two years he was at sea in the Atlantic & Pacific mapping ocean currents and seeing the world.At the end of the project he went back to school at San Diego State University to get a degree in medical technology which became his career until his death in 2005.Charlie’s passion was the ocean & scuba diving. He was more comfortable under water than on land. He was an avid “game hunter” and later, an “underwater photographer.”He was a familiar sight along the San Diego coastline.Hospital Point (in La Jolla) was one of his favorite dive sites.He was a member of several ocean interest groups and active in our scuba club, The San Diego Sea Dogs.His death was unexpected and a loss to his friends and the diving community.
Betty Ann Kupka (Malone)
I remember seeing Charlie at one of the early reunions. He told me he was so spaced out during high school because he was always taking antihistimines. So sad.
Deena Ream (Robinson)
The obituary above doesn’t tell you anything about Charlie and his life after high school. As his ex-wife, let me add some detail…after graduating high school Charlie majored in Oceanography at Humboldt State College in northern California. He was one class shy of his degree when he got a “dream” job at Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA. For two years he was at sea in the Atlantic & Pacific mapping ocean currents and seeing the world. At the end of the project he went back to school at San Diego State University to get a degree in medical technology which became his career until his death in 2005. Charlie’s passion was the ocean & scuba diving. He was more comfortable under water than on land. He was an avid “game hunter” and later, an “underwater photographer.” He was a familiar sight along the San Diego coastline. Hospital Point (in La Jolla) was one of his favorite dive sites. He was a member of several ocean interest groups and active in our scuba club, The San Diego Sea Dogs. His death was unexpected and a loss to his friends and the diving community.