The smile that lit up the room, the radiant essence, the joyful presence, that gentle voice, the constant laughter, the love that he gave abundantly to his children- Charles Crawford was truly a man of the rarest variety. He loved and laughed freely and often, to friends and strangers alike, and always with a twinkle in his eye...
My brother Christian and I once visited Corey and Chuck in Annapolis in what must have been approaching the dead of winter. And on this particular Sunday, weather aside, Chuck treated Christian, Corey and I to a harrowing boat ride atop rough, choppy seas beneath the Chesapeake Bay Bridge just for the experience. The boat jumped and reared with every angry wave we attacked, wind at our face, and I distinctly recall clutching the rails of the boat, my brother by my side, each sharing terrified looks, and glancing back to Big Chuck standing proudly at the helm, head held high, grinning...
He was an ace piano player, and ace father, an ace human being. If Chuck's presence in our lives may teach us anything, it is to love freely, laugh often, be good to one another, enjoy chocolate chip cookies, and always smile, because life is beautiful, always beautiful, after all...
-Teddy Sears
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