Charles Burghardt Jr.

So sorry to hear of Mr. Burghardt's passing. He was a great guy and I enjoyed talking sports with him while at Wilcox Tech. He was always upbeat and enjoyed being with the students. My condolences to the family, he will be greatly missed.

Wayne Buck, Class of 82

I had the pleasure of have Mr. Burghardt as my Social Studies teacher for two out of the four years I attended H.C. Wilcox Tech. He was a no nonsense kind of teacher but always had a funny lighter side to him. At the end of every class, he would pull out this little book of jokes from his top drawer and tell a joke. Some jokes were funny and well, some not so funny. However, he laughed at them. He was a great teacher who took time out for his students. God Speed Mr. Burghardt.

When we were kids around Simpson Ave we would get together for baseball games. We would choose sides and all bring our gear. If there were 9 or 10 of us we would have 3 or 4 bats and a couple of balls and hope there were enough gloves to be able to tradeoff between innings so most every one had a glove on the field.
Mostly we were there to argue about balls, strikes and out or safe- it was fun.
Chuck was different- his hat was perfectly shaped and clean- his glove was perfectly...