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Charles T. "Chuck" Burge

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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BURGE, Charles T. "Chuck" Age 62 Of Cooper Twp.

Died Friday, March 6, 2009 after a sudden illness. Chuck was born on July 19, 1946 in South Haven, MI to Charles Edward and Marian J. (Grano) Burge. After leaving the USAF he settled in Kalamazoo with wife, Marie and Son Charles,...

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I used to work for perry Harley Davidson, 20 years ago or so and Thumper was always a favorite customer of mine and a great as well. So very sorry to hear he passed. He sure will and is missed in many circles. He was a genius in so many ways.

How nice to hear from old and new friends of Chuck. He was so very special in so many different ways. He was often called on to design and create all kinds of things, from guitars, to TV and video sets, machine tools and more. Yet one of my favorite memories of him was when I was painting the garage doors at our home and a dragon fly got stuck on it's back in the wet paint. Chuck heard me going "Aww" and came out to see what was going on. I told him the poor dragon fly was doomed because...

Marie, I knew Chuck back in the 60s, what a time. You;ll find that only the good times you'll remember,... the bad times fade away. Darlene (DeKoeyer) Wickham would like to here from you.

Valerie and I (Tom) send our condolences to the family.

It was such a shock to me to hear of Chuck's serious illness and subsequent death. I never had the chnce to meet him, but I often heard of him from my husband, who seemed soul mates. Jan had just started learning from Chuck the art of luthier. I wish comfort for now and God's healing as time passs

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

I'm going to miss the Harley flying into my shop appearing to be completely out of control until it stopped. Then it was "Do you have any coffee?" God Bless.