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Charlie's Friends
Some of Charlie's Many Friends

Charlie had many friends primarily from his walks in Jacksonville. Oftentimes a car would drive by and notice Charlie. The car would continue on but Charlie would slow his pace convinced that the car was circling the block to come back and say "Hi". More than half the time he was right.

One Fall afternoon Charlie was downtown and a woman driving by rolled down her window and yelled out "Hi Charlie!" Charlie turned towards the voice and I yelled back "hi!" since Charlie didn't usually have much to say. Surprsingly the women appeared offended with my reply.I can only assume that she expected Charlie to answer her instead.

Charlie would meet new people every day. It was not uncommon for a person to say that he or she had heard about Charlie from a friend or friends and they were pleased when they finally got to meet him.

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Charlie's Friends
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Charlie and Kota at play
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Chester getting a shower
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Charlie and Santa - Victorian Christmas
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Charlie visits Jacksonville Elementary Principal Rick Snyder invites Charlie to see his friends at school. The first dog to be so honored.
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Charlie visits Jacksonville Elementary
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Charlie leads the Gary West Dog Walk

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TESTIMONIALS
Max said to tell you that he is really, really sad that Charlie is in pain. I am in tears for that giant mellow fellow. Our prayers are with you. ~ Ellee
DEAR CHARLIE, I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR ILLNESS. THANK YOU FOR BEING IN THE "BIG PARADE" ON 9-25-10 , I BET THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PARADES IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE AND DEFINITELY WHEN I GET THERE! . I'LL BE PRAYING FOR A PEACEFUL JOURNEY FOR YOU AND YOUR PARENTS. VAYA CON DIOS! ~ TERRI G.
Dear Charlie, I am your friends and I have always looked up to you. You have always been very kind to me. I don't want you to be in pain, I will have my parents say a prayer for you. I hope that you will be comfortable in your last few days with us. Tell your parents that I feel very bad to lose a friend. I will think of you with kind thoughts. ~ JOEY R.
So sorry, he will be missed. ~ Dennis & Mary Ann & Joey
Charlie, I’m so sorry to hear about your illness. My kids and I have always thought of you as a celebrity of Jacksonville. Just seeing you around town walking with Bruce, makes us smile. I wish you peace and comfort in your days to come. ~ Yolanda H
Bruce and Kathy, I am so sorry that we will not see magnificent Charlie in Jacksonville. I am relieved however that he is no longer in pain. He will definitely be missed as our special mascot of Jacksonville. Thanks so much for sending the picture. You will be in my thoughts. ~ Best,Yolanda
Hi Bruce and Kathy, I heard at the barbershop this morning that Charlie is quite ill. I’m sorry, very sad. We had to put Benji down last night and it was very hard. Just brought his ashes home this afternoon. We miss the little guy. If we can help in any way please let us know. All Best, Richard
Hi Bruce and Kathy, Thank you so much for this beautiful letter and photo of Charlie. He was such a special being and we will all miss him. Please know that you are in our hearts and prayers through this loss. I am glad we were able to see all of you the other night and spend some time with Charlie. What a blessing it was to know him; he certainly added joy to our lives. ~ Margie, Richard, Chelsea, and Olivia
Love and keep Charlie comfortable....Bodie and I send good vibes....Ron