Charles Richard Short

To me, Charles was an object of some fascination.  He was the oldest grandchild on Mom's side of the family, my oldest cousin, and the son of my favorite aunt and uncle.   I used to study his pictures at Grandma's house trying to figure out who he was from those pictures and the stories I heard.  There was the embroidery he had done in school, his graduation picture, pictures of him and Micha and lots of others.  He was always a handsome one.

 

Most of my memories are not really mine at all, but stories of him told to me by Momma.  By the time I was born, Aunt Terri and Uncle Joey had moved away and I rarely saw Charles. 

 

I do remember one Christmas at Grandma's house in North Carolina though.  I loved Christmases there, because everyone was there.  That year they really were, too.  I must have been 10 or 11.  That Christmas, I got a whole bunch of board games, so of course I wanted to play them right away.  No one really wanted to play with me but Mom said, "Ask Charles.  I bet he'll play with you."  I was a little bit intimidated because he was so much older than me and because I barely knew him, but I asked him anyway and we played.  I don't even remember what the game was.  Clue, or Life, or Monopoly or some other board game that he had probably played a million times.  It really meant a lot to me that he would take the time to play with his little girl cousin.

 

Though I can't boast a wealth of memories with Charles, I know he held and holds a very special place in our family and in our hearts, mine included. 

Too many , When the tailer got a flat and Charles comes to the rescue.

 

The time when we went to ashville north carolina to pick up the dodge truck his grandfather gave him we left on Saturday and came back on Sunday morning ate dinner with his grandparents Charles gave me a tour of the times he spent up there with his grandparents and he brought back his shotgun.

 

Helping him move from his apartment to the house, the time we went to get the refrigator and brought it back to the condo and guess what it did not fit and we took it back even after we took the doors off. 

 

Charles was a good man, father and husband and he will be missed

Way to many memories of Charles, He spent alot of time with Austin at the condo Charles taught him how to jump off the stairs on to the bean bag chair that was cool.

At the beach he would take Austin back to the cottage and get him cleaned up and a nap sometimes Austin setting beside him playing playstation and Charles taught little Elizabeth how to play I am sure he taught Laneo too.  Charles loved to play with the childrens he was a Big kid himself.  He wrestled with them he laughed, cried and hugged with them.He loved them all.

  

One time we all went to the creek to go fishing and crabbing next thing you know his line goes and goes he reeled it in and in we thought he would never get it in come to find out it was a skate and it broke the line in half . Then the next thing you know Elizabeth gets a bite Charles helps her reel it in and it was a Fish he smiles and so excited Elizabeth too I have that picture on the end table in the living room I think Elizabeth was about 4 or 5 .

Charles and GG standing outside the delivery room when Amy gave birth to Madison he smiled and was so proud just like he did when Austin was born.  At the beach the last year he was with us holding Madison and the love.

Charles loves his Nicole and Austin and his family his love will be in our hearts forever and forever and we will all be together one day. I am sure he watching over Austin and Nicole every day

Miss you Charles and love you forever.

Hard to narrow my memories of Charles to one or two.  I would have to say that looking back over the time I spent with him I don't think I called him charles but a few times.  I called him by the name that was written in black magic marker across the front of his helmet, SHORT.  I played football with him at Ferguson and then Warwick high School.  When you go through something like summer training for football or wrestling you develop a bond with your teammates.  Short and I were out there everyday on the field and then all the players ate lunch together.  He always had a smile on his face that was contageous.  If I was a little down or tired  he would crack a joke or just let me know he was right there too. 

    After going over to Warwick, I saw my group of freinds migrate to all work at the same place, Sammy's Grille.  Nicole, Charles, chris, Alan, Justin and many more all worked here after work.  This was my first job and getting all of my freinds working at the same place made work fun.  Charles was a great friend and I wish there were more like him out there.  I know he is looking down right now smiling and watching his family and his son grow.  Truely missed but never forgotten, Short

will always be with us.

 

 

Memories of charles...Well I think the last night that Charles was on this earth was the memory that will stick in mine and Stevens minds forever...Chris, Charles and Steven were going out that night to play pool and mind you they hadnt been together for a couple months...Chris and Charles pulled up and I went outside with Steven just to say hi to them before they left...Well Charles didnt know that we were pregnant...Steven told him and his face lit up like someone had told him just the most wonderful news ever...Steven still remembers that last night the BOYS were all together...Who wouldve knew that would have been the last time they would all be together...God knows what he is doing...I remember the night that we went over to the apartment off of warwick right beside the car wash...We walked in and all you could see was the playstation sitting in the middle of the floor...Lord knows he loved that thing...Oh and the flip flops layin around...Steven just wants Nicole and Austin to know that he loves yall very much...Charles had so many friends...Wiether it be for a minute, hour, months, or years that you knew him, you were touched by the love that you felt coming from him to his family, Wife, Little man, or friends...He had this live life to the fullest attitude...We will see him one day...To little Austin...I want you to know that your daddy was a wonderful, sweet, caring person that loved you and your mommy with all his heart...You are the spitting image of him and you make your mommy just the proudest mommy in the world to have you...She has her little "Charles" with her at all times...We will see you one day charles...We miss you man...But you will never be out of our memory or hearts:)