Hi FAOLers,

Sorry to be the messenger of bad news. After a long fight with cancer, Charlie Place passed away. He was among the original FAOLers way back when.

Charlie was a really fun guy. His unusual sense of humor and self depreciation made him a good companion and fellow fly flinger. I haven't been to a few recent 'spring flings' and know that I am missing times that cannot be recaptured as is evidenced by Charlie's passing. As I sit here reading about Charlie, I'm reminded and saddened recalling the others we've known who no longer cast their flies into the waters we used to share.
Take care Charlie. May you find the serenity of a 'secret place' with soft flowing water, an occassional deer crossing the creek, some birds working the shallows, an occassional hatch with a following spinner fall and some challenging trout.

Charlie at the 2004 Roscoe Fish In


Allan