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Charles Harrell Jr Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 24, 2025.

Charles Ray Harrell, Jr

July 29, 1961-April 7, 2025

Charles Ray Harrell, Jr., 63 born July 29, 1961, of Metairie, Louisiana passed away in his sleep on April 7, 2025. Charlie was the son of his late parents Francis Tebbe Harrell and Charles Ray Harrell, Sr. Charlie grew up in Metairie, LA and attended East Jefferson High School. He was the owner of Community Air and Heat, and will be missed by his countless customers. Charlie is survived by his sisters Gerry (Rick) Morrison, Julie Myers and her partner Rich Gaumer, and brother Jerry Harrell. He was preceded in death by his brother Gordon Bahan, Jr. He leaves his nieces Jessica (Doug) Hogan and Andree Bahan as well as nephews Jarrod Morrison, Chuck Bahan and Jayson (Tracy) Morrison. He leaves 2 great nieces and 4 great nephews and many beloved friends. Charlie was never married, and had no children, but his life was filled with the joy of his two dogs, Lizzie and Gracie. He enjoyed countless days at Lake Pontchartrain with his two girls, and the many friends and dogs that will miss him greatly. His greatest pleasure was watching beloved dogs and friends enjoying life at the swim hole. He touched the lives of so many with his laughter and love of life, and will be sadly missed by all, especially his best friend Rudy.

We invite you to join us for a pot luck Memorial Picnic and Celebration of Charlie's Life on May 10, 2025 at the Peristyle in City Park, 42 Dreyfous Dr New Orleans, LA 70124. The Celebration will be from 1pm-5pm, and we will share memories and have light refreshments. All are encouraged to bring any mementos of experiences with Charlie. May God Bless Charlie and give Eternal Peace to his soul.

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Yvonne Yancovich

July 15, 2025

RIP my AC Man. Thank you for the many years of keeping us cool. Always enjoyed our fun chats. Loved running into you at the Fest, the quarter, the track, Gretna fest ...... you sure did enjoy your time here. You left us way too soon; you will remain in my memories. God Bless.

Dylan Hamel

June 4, 2025

Rest easy my friend. You were so good to me and my family. Thank you for everything. God bless your soul

Brian Bordlee

May 10, 2025

RIP Charlie. I so many others will miss you.

Craig Clement

May 10, 2025

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Craig Clement

May 10, 2025

Its hard to believe that one of my life long buddies Charlie (Big Hoss) has passed. His passing took me by complete surprise.
I first met Charlie when I attended St. Dominic School. We were in kindergarten class initially and several other grades until his family moved from Lakeview to Metairie. We lost contact until we were 20 years old where we reunited via mutual friends. From there we would go on weekend trips to the Biloxi and Florida beaches. We had so many fun memories that there are too many to mention. Charlie was one of my groomsmen when I got married in 1985. From that time to the present we would stay in touch, running into him at local functions and events. Those Saints games were especially fun along with Mark. Over the years I could always count on him whenever I had air conditioning issues.
He would call me as well to come by and fix his computer whenever he had "virus overload." Charlie had many close friends that were there for him in good times and in times of need. We were both grateful that he spent the last two years at my home on the Mississippi coast for Cruising the Coast weekend. He would bring his buggy and we would cruise the event venues. I will never forget what he told me after a morning of sleeping late. He said, "I feel like I am on vacation."
Up until the day before he passed we would communicate almost daily through joke texts or current events.
I know that death is part of life but I will forever be blessed to have Charlie (Big Hoss) as a friend.

Craig Clement

May 10, 2025

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Rudy Neubeck

May 5, 2025

My family moved from Mid-City to Metairie in the summer of 1975 and my journey with Charlie started shortly after. We both enrolled in a religion class at St. Benilde to prepare us for our confirmation and our friendship began there. We went to East Jefferson for high school and rode the bus together until Charlie got his driver´s license. He then would pick me up in his 1972 Ford Maverick. His family had a camper at Lazy J Campground in Bush, and I have so many great memories of that time in our lives. Charlie´s parents were always good to me. I had a special connection with his mom who was a jokester and I was grateful my son was born before she passed and got to meet him. Charlie and I drifted apart for various reasons but 5 years ago we reconnected and it was great for both of us. We would spend time together at the lake with our dogs and it did us both good. We basically became soccer moms for dogs. We both enjoyed how happy our dogs were when we went to the lake or the beach. When we got together, we were not trying to solve the world´s problems. We would just laugh about our journey together and mess with each other. Charlie was in a good place and often used the words grateful and thankful which always blew me away. He was at peace in his head and it made me feel good that us reuniting had a part in that. It´s very difficult for me to accept his passing but I´m grateful that we were best friends and I will continue to be grateful for our journey.

Donna Dupuy

May 4, 2025

RIP..Charlie..a great guy and a true dog lover..will be missed by family and many friends..God bless you

Donna [email protected]

May 4, 2025

RIP Charlie, I met you doing maintenance on my A/C once a year. Such a great guy and loved his dogs and many friends. May God bless you. Fly with the angels

Libby Mason

May 1, 2025

I met Charlie through my brother Clay (who also went to meet the Lord 2 years ago March 30th) many years ago, he was always a happy go lucky guy and will be missed by all who knew and loved him. I never knew he was the animal lover he was til I saw pictures and videos of him and his beloved dogs Grace and Lizzie who are truly missing him just as much if not more as his family and friends. May you rest in peace and have a good ole time with Clay and all your loved ones in that big beautiful mansion in the sky. Love Libby

Darlene griffin

April 30, 2025

I met Charlie 7 years ago when he came to fix my AC. He became a friend of ours. He was a wonderful kind person. Always coming to talk when he was in the complex.We will miss him . Prayers to his family as you go through this sad journey . D Griffin

Julie Harrell Myers

April 25, 2025

I still cannot believe you are gone. I miss you so much and always will. Life will not be the same without you brother. You left us way too soon. Rest in peace and love. Your sister Julie