Charles H Wiley in 1940 United States Federal Census Charles H Wiley was born circa 1909, at birth place, Oklahoma. Thailand,Belarus, Namibia, and Albania. To my father, he was just that son of a bitch.. Reorganization, Reorganization He was absolutely confident, with a high but accurate opinion of himself, and afraid of nothing. [CDATA[*/Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-1");Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-2");Insticator.load("em",{id : "6cf39429-6912-4a91-b1e2-3e9365a5e9c6"});/*]]>*/. He quickly published three pieces after that, including his Pearl Harbor remembrance, and he had more to come. It is easy to focus on his amazing experiences and accomplishments, so full that even after 35 years he could surprise me with some new story. An Incredible Life and Legacy: Remembering Charles Wiley He was a patriot deeply in love with America and its historical freedoms. Victor Massey and James Aycox will be officiating. He attended Blessed Sacrament School in Albany, and graduated from SUNY Canton and SUNY Albany with a degree in criminal justice. That was no B.S., and I didnt expect that it was, knowing I was speaking to the real Most Interesting Man in the World. Death . It had been 1934 when Charlie the precocious kid was rehearsing the 1935 award-winning, stage hit Old Maid. After seeing off Charlie at the airport in April 2019, there were just the regular long and warm phone calls, Charlie passionately analyzing the world in light of everything he had been saying to me and anyone else who had been listening, for several decades. Charles Wiley, 68, passed away September 19, 2022. Charles V. "Chuck" Wiley East Wenatchee, WA Charles V. Wiley "Chuck" was peacefully called home to Heaven on Sunday morning, July 22, 2018, with his beloved wife, Diana, at their home in East Wenatchee. COVID derailed those plans, but I swear, we were game for trying again if Charlie felt up to it. Upload attachment(Allowed file types: jpg, gif, png, maximum file size: 16MB. . Closest to Wileys heart was teaching high school and college students how to discern truth in media reports and political debates. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Charles Wiley (Flint, Michigan), who passed away at the age of 74, on December 20, 2021. Charles W. Wiley Journalist, Writer, Lecturer Charlie Wiley died peacefully at home on March 9 at the age of 95. Contact Us He is survived by his devoted wife Alice, his son Scott of Sayreville NJ and daughter Chris of Los Gatos CA and grandchildren Adrian and Katherine. He later participated in the operation to evacuate the natives of Bikini Atoll prior to the atom bomb tests. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. One way they were honored was that there was a huge welcome home parade in New York City that lasted hours, media focused mostly on the few but raucous protestors there and thats what most people remember. Its just life., He was also in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play The Old Maid (where he met Humphrey Bogart, who was the boyfriend of the actresses) and Arrest That Woman., In 1939, he joined with many other actors in championing the appearance of opera star Marion Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Republic refused to let the African American sing in their hall. An anti-communist, Cold Warrior, and reporter and personage extraordinaire, dead at 95. He was the keynote speaker at a two-day Washington conference on homeland security organized by Janes, a premier international authority on defense, strategy & intelligence issues. But what a life! Charles H Wiley was born on July 7 1908. Charlie was the most intelligent and interesting man I have every known. He was born February 4, 1922, to the late Jesse B. and Mary Ben Wiley. Soon after Pearl Harbor, at age 15, Charlie joined the USO and entertained at bases throughout the United States. Bidens Self-Defeating Ukraine Strategy, Michael Reagan Charlie would have. You died well. During his last few trips to Grove City College, he wore an eyepatch due to one eye having gone damned near completely blind. It merely enhanced the persona. He fought Soviet Communism but was also fascinated by the Civil Rights and anti-war youth movements and often reported on them. He returned to Vietnam andCambodia after the conflict to dig deeper into the unknown stories of the war. Charles was an extremely talented musician, playing piano, and had an amazing voice. Bo Loyd will officiate the service. I always knew that someday I would be writing a tribute at his death, and so regretted the impossible task. Last Thursday evening, I received from Dave Ayers the email I long dreaded, informing me that our old buddy passed away. Please accept Echovita's sincere condolences. When he came home, he took on the next enemy: Soviet communism. Young people were enthralled by him, riveted by his tremendous storytelling abilities, informing them, entertaining them, and having them laughing out loud at the kind of grandfather everyone wanted. A skin condition that accompanied him on trips to virtually every place in the world after that, through one war after another, and hundreds of speeches yearly well into his 90s. Dave Ayers and I sometimes say to one another when in a bind, What would Charlie do? He would fight back, smartly, prudently, but with humor, with panache. No. Charles Wiley, 79, of Scio, passed away Monday, November 5th. He was deeply loyal to his friends. Details. 27, 2021. Your email address will not be published. The Patriot Post and Patriot Foundation Trust, in keeping with our Military Mission of Service, are proud sponsors of the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Folds of Honor, Honoring the Sacrifice, Warrior Freedom Service Dogs, Officer Christian Fellowship, the Air University Foundation, the Naval War College Foundation, and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. Sunday 3/5, 1:00 pm. Charlie was born in Rutland on Sept. 19, 1929, to Clarence and Celia (Ritchie) Wiley. Published by the Daily Freeman from Apr. John Charles Wiley, 75, Pottsville, a veteran of the Vietnam War passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14 th surrounded by family at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Allentown. Cool as he was, the Dos Equis dude was fictional. Wiley later helped evacuate the nativesfrom the Pacific island Bikini before the atom bomb tests. George "Wayne" Wiley, 82, of Hillsboro died May 9, 2022, in St. Louis. 1717 K Street NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 670-7729 E-mail: info@aim.org He spoke hundreds of times per year to audiences around the country for decades. First, when Charlie forgot some fact, even in his 90s, he refused to Google it. Still incredibly sharp of mind, his 90-something frame was inevitably slowing. Marco Albanese Emmaus Sr. Dalton Monger Pottsville Sr. Inj. Print Listen By Dr. David Ayers My old and dear friend and mentor, Charlie Wiley, passed away in his sleep this week. 2023 The Amboy Guardian. In addition to his parents he is predeceased by a brother and several aunt and uncles. Hanging out with a fellow USO performer named Bob Hope when they bumped into each other in Hong Kong. Today, Americans believe no brass bands celebrated GIs coming home from Vietnam; however, the NYC event included 100 brass bands, Wiley said. The last time I spoke to Charlie was about a month ago. Feb. 13 Chinese govt spies on NYC Chinese Americans. His trip to the Soviet border with the Red Army back in the 1970s, for which Soviet spotters retaliated by shooting two Chinese soldiers. Questioning Bidens Ukraine Policy Doesnt Make You an Isolationist, Gary Bauer Copyright 2023 Sunset Funeral Home, Cremation Center & Cemetery | 1800 Saint George Rd | Evansville, IN 47711 | (812) 477-5316. He was a passionate and effective Cold Warrior, but always a happy one. Yes, winning that war might be easy, but can you hold what you win? We are a rock-solid conservative touchstone for the expanding ranks of grassroots Americans Patriots from all walks of life. Charlie used to say that the only thing that had kept him from visiting almost every country on the planet was that they kept creating new ones. Ditto lots of others. Privacy Policy, Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind! George Washington. He is also survived by children; Todd, Tim, Tracy, Kent, Pam, Tiffany, and Rebecca, along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is also missed by his brother, Robert (Barbara) and sister Kay (Mike) Woods. Like many of his generation, World War II was a paradigmatic event. Charlie also prided himself for being able to play quarterback in the neighborhood touch football games even into his 70s Life with Charlie was an amazing adventure, recalls Alice Bell Wiley, Charlies wife of 38 years. That memento from Charlies tour of duty with the Muj fighting the Sovs in the hills outside Kabul was one of countless wild encounters he had throughout the Cold War. Charlie will be sorely missed by his family and by countless numbers of friends who were fortunate to have known him. His uncanny gift of induction based on an incredible grasp of facts fitted to other facts, free of ideological blinders, was his secret. Search the Largest Online Newspaper Archive. PAHS Eagle Ave. WED. Jan. 9 He was hoping to place a piece on the subject of the World Series, remembering his days as a kid in New York attending Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers games. 4 p.m. There was his time with Gloria Steinem when she was a CIA agent posted at an Eastern European embassy or chatting with someone who appears to be then-Mujahideen soldier Osama Bin Laden on a mountain side in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion. He learned loyalty to friends and lessons of life by being part of a small nonviolent kids gang that hung out on 95th Street, shouting out to each others appearance, Yamoo! His parents, Charles F. and Fay Wiley, were not religious, nor was the sonhis mother would sometimes take him to Catholic church for the big holidays. Yes, Osama bin Laden. He married the love of is life, Dorothy Lee on June 26, 1965 in Dallas. Mercer County, West Virginia, USA. Jul 31, 2019 1 Charles E. Wiley MONTPELIER Charles Edward "Charlie" Wiley died on Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Westview Meadows in Montpelier, at the age of 89, just shy of his 90th birthday. IU women's basketball leads OSU after 3 quarters Big Ten Tournament. Charles lived in Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA. Muncie Evening Press. Friends say that it was a marriage made for the ages, and they often traveled together in his reporting and speaking tours. We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time. Charles Wiley in Texas We found 15 records for Charles Wiley in New Boston, Irving and 12 other cities in Texas. From the 1930s as a vaudeville and Broadway child actor to war reporting during the wars of America from World War II to the Persian Gulf wars, Wiley was an electric presence and a courageous gatherer of facts. I appreciate your loyalty and how you always had my back. The family will receive friends at the Gilpatric-VanVliet Funeral Home, 339 Broadway, Ulster Park, Town of Esopus, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, from 4 to 7 p.m. He was a gunner on the first ship to dock in Japan following the surrender and was on the team that evacuated people ahead of the first famous atomic test blast at Bikini Atoll. Charles Wiley passed away in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. In doing so, learn from everyone. Charlie was born in New York City on November 17, 1926, to Faye and Charles Wiley. He has been a working musician for over 60 years playing in many states and in many places in Evansville, the most recent being at the Casino. Charlie was in Afghanistan in the 1980s helping the Mujahedin fight the Evil Empire i.e., the USSR. He didnt cover the war from a bar but from the field.