hair click on the zoom button, and there it is. He has worn his hair long every since he graduated from high school. The school he attended would not allow the boys to have long hair, so he waited till he graduated. I think his graduation picture is nothing short of a handsome young man. I have been told that by many others, but handsome was not what my son wanted to be. He wanted to identify more with bible characters. His favorite being Jesus. He is not a religious person, but he definitely believes in the bible. He could tell you some very interesting stories about the bible times, but he will never say but just a slight introduction to his deep-felt understanding of the ancient creation of God. To say it more clearly, Chuck is the mystery guy that everyone who ever knew him talks about. Even his class mates who became lawyers, doctors, teachers, and all in between wonder why Chuck wasted his life away. He will tell you he never had a chance to develop his high IQ. That is partly true, but mostly because of his own doing. He will never admit that any of it was ever his fault, nor was he ever treated fairly by those in authority. He does not blame his parents, because he knows they went that extra mile for him, but he does hold grudges against some high-up people in this community. Several of them have long ago died, but I never have heard Chuck say they got what they deserved, although I have said it many times, though not where Chuck could hear me. We taught him to respect those in authority, whether we believed them to be right or wrong. The mystery will go to the grave with him. But I pray in the next life I can be given the reason for all his miserable life, when he really loves all people, and would never raise a finger to make anyone sorry for mistreating him. This is just the tip of the iceberg of my description of the son who Physiologist explained to us like this. He said there was just a thin line between genus and abnormality. If we understood the Physiologist right, our son was neither. That's why we have had so much patience with him all of his life. If ever we had a question that needed an intelligent answer, we always asked Chuck. Whether it be Bible related, ancient history, American history, or up to date happenings all over the world. I can't recall ever seeing much of a smile, or a tear from this mysterious, loving son. He was engaged once when very young. The marriage never happened, and I don't know of another serious relationship Chuck ever had, but he has many friends both male and female. He has a carbon copy mind. He is 67 years old. And now I have shared the most truthful and loving words I could possible find of my oldest son, Chuck.
God Bless
Myrtle Jean Sharp
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