Chuck Manley Passed

lee · Apr 15, 2021

Chuck passed away the 13th.

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"Charles "Chuck" Manley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information" https://www.carmodyflynn.com/obituaries/Charles-Chuck-Manley?obId=20794556#/celebrationWall

glenfiddich · Apr 15, 2021

Sad news. I looked forward to seeing him every year. If I knew nothing else about him, the fact that all three of my dogs wagged at the mere sight of him told me all I needed to know about his heart.

Pete

Paul_F · Apr 15, 2021

Chuck was a good man who left us much too soon.

I am pleased to have known him. I will miss him and his many humorous tales while spending time with him at the Rallies.

azgman · Apr 15, 2021

Very sad to hear. RIP Chuck.

Darryl Cainey · Apr 15, 2021

Ayeeeeeee Sir Chuck

Ride like the wind!

flyhi2cfar · Apr 15, 2021

I knew Chuck mostly from the Rally scene, when he was present a quality event was underway. He carried that persona.
His monthly MOA ON comments while President, were also a reflection of a true gentleman.
RIP Chuck.

rangerreece · Apr 15, 2021

I miss Chuck already. I am deeply saddened at the loss of my friend.

bernie · Apr 17, 2021

DITTO to all of the comments. I looked forward every rally to share around a campfire with him. I am sad to lose him.

Bernie

Visian · Apr 27, 2021

Chuck was one of my earliest mentors at the BMW MOA... we spent many hours together working on the Rally Site Search Team. He has done immeasurable good for our club. He was named a Friend of the Marque the same day I was.

It's getting to the time in life when many friends are being lost.... four people -- mentors, all -- in the photo below (Lima, 2005) are no longer with us. :cry

Ian

bernie · Apr 27, 2021

Visian said:
Chuck was one of my earliest mentors at the BMW MOA... we spent many hours together working on the Rally Site Search Team. He has done immeasurable good for our club. He was named a Friend of the Marque the same day I was.

It's getting to the time in life when many friends are being lost.... four people -- mentors, all -- in the photo below (Lima, 2005) are no longer with us.

Ian

Also, who remembers Hawk?

Visian · Apr 27, 2021

bernie said:
Also, who remembers Hawk?

Another greatly valued mentor.... he went out of his way to listen and consider what people had to say. He genuinely cared. I really miss that guy. Some of what we did together was in my professional capacity wrt the MOA's intellectual property. He took some important actions as President to protect the members' interests.

Also in the pic are Karol Patzer and Michael Friedle, a couple of other pillars of the club.

bernie · Apr 27, 2021

I thought I recognized Karol Patzer. Her head was turned. Yes, she was another pillar of the MOA that is missed.

Voni · Apr 27, 2021

Paul and I met Chuck and the woman he adored, Julie, back in the 80’s at one of the midwest rallies - Shakamak, or the Kansas Rally, or the Dinky Dozen Campout or maybe Falling Leaf.
The lasting memory I have is of a tight knit group of BMW riders, the Dinks, who treasured the riding family they’d built. The difference between them and so many other rider groups was that they made everyone feel included in the fun. They rode hard. They partied hard. And they loved widely.

We’re all richer for having known him.

Voni
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martinph · Apr 27, 2021

Very sad news. He truly was a nice guy.

pglaves · Apr 27, 2021

Visian said:
It's getting to the time in life when many friends are being lost.... four people -- mentors, all -- in the photo below (Lima, 2005) are no longer with us.

Ian

That photograph is chilling. Four of eight gone. And unless I am misinformed, all four from cancer.

Visian · Apr 28, 2021

PGlaves said:
That photograph is chilling. Four of eight gone. And unless I am misinformed, all four from cancer.

Michael had something going on with fluid pressuring his brain... he was in a lot of pain. I last saw him at the BMW RA rally in Woodstock, VA and we had a good long talk.... but I spoke with him on the phone regularly. We’ve been friends ever since the Morganton, NC rally in 1996. He was an innovator and a real Yankee! :nod

Hawk is a reminder to us all that we need to wear wide-brim hats when spending time in the sun.

Visian · Apr 28, 2021

Voni said:
They rode hard. They partied hard. And they loved widely.

We’re all richer for having known him.

Can you say Tuaca? I knew you could. :ha

These are the people (including you and Paul) who formed my first impressions of the MOA when I joined 30 or so years ago.

AKsuited · Apr 28, 2021

Visian said:
Hawk is a reminder to us all that we need to wear wide-brim hats when spending time in the sun.

https://www.tilley.com/

And familiarize yourself with what melanoma and other forms of skin cancer look like. The most common form of cancer is skin cancer.

I just got home an hour ago from visiting with my dermatologist. He removed a basal cell carcinoma from my left arm. I told him I got way too much sun in my younger days as a caddy in jr. high and high school, and working as a construction engineer on road and bridge construction, and so on. He told me the basal cell on my arm was small. I told him I have gotten very good at spotting them; this is no. 10. I spot them early and get them taken care of.

I lost a good friend to melanoma. My younger brother had melanoma but it was caught early and easily cured. Catch it early and it is curable. If you don't, it will lead to needless tragedy.

Harry

Voni · May 13, 2021

Voni · May 13, 2021

There will be a Celebration of Life for Chuck Manley on June 5th from 2-4PM held at the
Leroy Sportsman Club
7819 N 2850 E
LeRoy, IL 61752
This is an open Celebration
For those not attending in person, anyone is welcome to send their thoughts to be read in a short program
from 2:30 - 3 pm that day.

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