I just learned an old friend died 5 days ago. Charles Dawson, age 86, died on December 27. 2019.
I think I got to know Charles when I was in my preteen years and he was a lifeguard at Larry Bell Swimming Pool. In more recent years, he regularly attended the annual Bell Gang and Varner annual reunions.
About 1985 I was talking to a new employee at the Marietta Post Office. Her name was Judy Dawson and she was born in Marietta and grew up on West Dixie Avenue. I said I have a friend that also lived on West Dixie and his last name is Dawson. She said, "Charles? that's my brother." It is a mall world. Not long after that the Marietta Post Office was downsizing and a bunch of new people, including Judy, got transferred to a mail processing point in Duluth, Ga.
At the Horace Orr Post American Legion, about six years ago, Charles was having a few drunks celebrating his 80th birthday. As always, he remembered me by name. We had a long one on one talk and he told me some things I did not know about him. The only thing I remember off hand he was the manager of the Market Basket. I learned today in O.M.'s post he was also a pilot and owned his own plane.
R.I.P. Charles!
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