Mr. Charlie is not only a class guy, as an older member I saw the Parker Gun Collectors organization grow from a fledgling group of collectors, the first of it's kind, to grow to a organization that has been used as a format for other clubs.
The people that have devoted the time and energy to make this grow need not be named, they know who they are. However Mr. Charlie was instrumental in the progress of PGCA.
We have lost many of my friends that helped make this organization grow, but as long as we have the principal leadership that has evolved as members retire from office, to new officers, the Parker mystique will endure, and PGCA will continue.
This will be a beacon to show the way a group of collectors can hold an idea together by lovers of any collectible, if the leadership is there, and the passion is more important than self. My tribute to a great fellow and a passionate Parker collector.
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