Posted by Sue Kernan on December 11, 2002:

Charley, Chas, Chazzermoorazz, Moo, Charley Glover answered to them all and had a story to go with each title. One of the best was "Moo" short for Chazzermoorazz . His nephew's four year old when asked about his nickname "Moo" says, "My name is "Moo" and I'm named after my GREAT Uncle Charley"! Charley and Jim met over breakfast Sundays in Vietnam. He related the day the "Stars and Stripes" came out with the Lt. Col's list, he and Jim poured over it, and for four hours celebrated classmates who were on it and Charley's amazement that his own name appeared. Charley considered Jim a friend and to Charley friendship was everything. He was the first to spot James J. Kernan in a Sunday obituary in Virginia, December, 1995, immediately alerted George Sibert and miraculously on a torrential night, the Kernan family was surrounded by '58, old roommates, fellow Ohioans and people Jim had helped through the academic grind. Charley who had lost his Gudrun the year before was right there to lend his support. Charley had a natural way of referring to friends as "my dear, beloved friend", "my best and greatest friend", "my favorite person". He quietly extended himself to his friends with hospital visits, putting the newspaper at their front door on his early morning walks, giving his support to a friend badly burned in an explosion, making phone calls and visits to people with the same medical problems. The community in turn was there for him bringing communion, walking his faithful Grace daily, meals for 18 months, driving to appointments and so much more. At the Memorial service the church was filled with caring people. Charley had donated the two front doors and twice a year repainted the doors red. There was a small brass plaque that simply said "To the honor and glory of God in loving memory of Gudrun May Glover. You entered through those doors and felt the presence of Charley's life. His son Allen was the one he most treasured. In his darkest moments the mention of Allen could spark that joy in his voice again. And when Allen married Colleen, Charley was estatic as both he and Gudrun loved Colleen and loved her for Allen. When she visited, Charley would say "Out of the grubbies son, time to dress, a lady is present." Allen was close by Charley's side to the end, and it gave Charley such peace. On the day of the service, Nelle Hall asked Allen how he was doing, his answer, "I miss my dad" spoke volumes of their relationship. Charley's best and greatest friend was his brother-in-law Steve. Steve said he met Charley when he was an adolescent, "tall and gangley with arms and legs going in all directions and the most wonderful sense of humor, you had to love him" Steve's eulogy reflected on how Charley had internalized "duty, honor, country" doing the right thing in the right way, respecting the individual whatever his opinions, and serving his country as a soldier and a citizen. Charley was a really human being, and you had to love him.

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