Charlie Scribner

I have known Charlie for years as I walked precincts many years ago with Pauline. About 20 years ago I came to love and appreciate Charlie as only someone deep in a stressful and unpleasant political campaign can appreciate. Charlie volunteered to "take care of" a proposed spaghetti dinner. I reserved the hall and from that point, whenever I raised a task of concern Charlie would reply, "It's been taken care of." Since then I have appreciated Charlie as a steadfast friend and supporter, a jokester, chef, and always one of the folks whose hugs made my day. I knew he was gravely ill and he had been in my thoughts for days so I was sad but not surprised to get the fateful call. Hours later I had the sudden full realization that I would never see Charlie again or receive another one of his loving hugs. To this day, that thought brings a sense of loss which I know is shared by so many!