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Charles Farrell “Charlie” Cadenhead

Birth
Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
Death
5 Aug 2010 (aged 69)
Burial
Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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The Bay City Tribune, (August 18, 2010):

Charlie-Letter by Letter

C - Caring and concern for others
H - Helping hand in every way
A - Accessible, always - anytime
R - Reliable no matter what
L - Loving and kind to all
I - Intelligent and far beyond the ordinary
E - Exceptional - Especially to a father-in-law who could not ask for a better son-in law

Charlie was born December 26, 1940 in Bay City, Texas and graduated from Bay City High School in 1958. Some of his childhood summers were spent in New Mexico with his cousins, Aunt Mary and Uncle Don Keller. Many days and the beloved Thanksgiving Days were spent at Grandma and Grandpa Sears house in Bay City. Those holidays were cherished being able to visit family and sitting around while the musicians of the family sang and played the piano and guitars.

He married Jean Roberts on July 13, 1963. Their son Steve was born in 1964 and he married Sompong in 1993. Charlie was the proud grandparent of Kane, currently a Junior at Colorado School of Mines, and Pamela, a junior in high school in Paris, France. Brother of Ron, Brother-in-law to Kirk and Laura Royse and Joanne Cadenhead, Uncle to Jessica Collard and Ryan and Adam Cadenhead, son-in-law of Cecil Roberts. Charlie attended Wharton County Jr. College, Texas A&I, Lamar University and graduated from University of Houston in 1972. He began working with Gulf Oil in 1963 in Houston. Subsequently he worked in Lagos, Nigeria 1978-1980 for Gulf Oil Co., Libreville, Gabon 1980-1985 Gulf Oil Co., Cabinda Angola 1985-1990 Gulf Oil Co., Brisbane, Australia 1990-1994 Chevron, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1994-1995 Chevron, and Amoseas Houston 1995-2002. Charlie retired on June 29, 2002 after working 39 years and 11 months for the same company. An avid Corvette enthusiast he traveled in the USA and Australia with groups dedicated to Corvette restoration efforts. He served as a judge at exhibition events and as the NCRS Corvette Texas President 2007-2010 (National Corvette Restorers Society) while continued his involvement with the Indonesia American Businessmen Association.

Charlie played the trombone in the band during school and carried that love of music with him all his life. He enjoyed all varieties of music and loved traveling to see places old and new. Charlie and Jean have traveled in Asia, many of the countries in Europe, Australia and New Zealand and even threw in a couple of safaris in Africa. In place of flowers charity donations can be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and made with a designation in memory of Charles Cadenhead using online donation, corporate matching or donation by mail.
The Bay City Tribune, (August 18, 2010):

Charlie-Letter by Letter

C - Caring and concern for others
H - Helping hand in every way
A - Accessible, always - anytime
R - Reliable no matter what
L - Loving and kind to all
I - Intelligent and far beyond the ordinary
E - Exceptional - Especially to a father-in-law who could not ask for a better son-in law

Charlie was born December 26, 1940 in Bay City, Texas and graduated from Bay City High School in 1958. Some of his childhood summers were spent in New Mexico with his cousins, Aunt Mary and Uncle Don Keller. Many days and the beloved Thanksgiving Days were spent at Grandma and Grandpa Sears house in Bay City. Those holidays were cherished being able to visit family and sitting around while the musicians of the family sang and played the piano and guitars.

He married Jean Roberts on July 13, 1963. Their son Steve was born in 1964 and he married Sompong in 1993. Charlie was the proud grandparent of Kane, currently a Junior at Colorado School of Mines, and Pamela, a junior in high school in Paris, France. Brother of Ron, Brother-in-law to Kirk and Laura Royse and Joanne Cadenhead, Uncle to Jessica Collard and Ryan and Adam Cadenhead, son-in-law of Cecil Roberts. Charlie attended Wharton County Jr. College, Texas A&I, Lamar University and graduated from University of Houston in 1972. He began working with Gulf Oil in 1963 in Houston. Subsequently he worked in Lagos, Nigeria 1978-1980 for Gulf Oil Co., Libreville, Gabon 1980-1985 Gulf Oil Co., Cabinda Angola 1985-1990 Gulf Oil Co., Brisbane, Australia 1990-1994 Chevron, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1994-1995 Chevron, and Amoseas Houston 1995-2002. Charlie retired on June 29, 2002 after working 39 years and 11 months for the same company. An avid Corvette enthusiast he traveled in the USA and Australia with groups dedicated to Corvette restoration efforts. He served as a judge at exhibition events and as the NCRS Corvette Texas President 2007-2010 (National Corvette Restorers Society) while continued his involvement with the Indonesia American Businessmen Association.

Charlie played the trombone in the band during school and carried that love of music with him all his life. He enjoyed all varieties of music and loved traveling to see places old and new. Charlie and Jean have traveled in Asia, many of the countries in Europe, Australia and New Zealand and even threw in a couple of safaris in Africa. In place of flowers charity donations can be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and made with a designation in memory of Charles Cadenhead using online donation, corporate matching or donation by mail.

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