Charles “Charlie” Frederick Eckhardt
Charles “Charlie” Frederick Eckhardt was born March 15, 1940 to George Frederick Arthur Eckhardt and Eveylyn Hallman Hopper Eckhardt in Austin, Tx.
He passed away in the early hours of May 18, 2015 at GRMC following a brief illness. He grew up in Austin and graduate from Stephen F Austin High School in 1958. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1963 with a degree in history. While attending UT he met the love of his life Vicki Jean Zeff Walker.
They married on Dec. 27, 1962 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
A lifelong historian, Charles was primarily interested in Texas history and southern history, particularly the War Between the States (he never used the Yankee term “Civil War”.)
As a teenager to young man, he was a proud member of the Children of the Confederacy and attended several conventions while in high school and college. He was also an avid gun collector. He spent may years participating in a Texas Parks and Wildlife program down in Cotulla teaching teenagers proper gun safety with his specialty being black powder guns.
He also used his interest and knowledge of history to pen a column for the Seguin Gazette for many years. In addition to writing a Texas history column he authored or co-authored several books on Texas history, including “The Lost San Saba Mines” and “Texas Tales Your Teacher Never Told You.”
He was also a contributing writer for the Tombstone Epitaph, a newspaper based in Tombstone, Arizona, specializing in Western history.
For many years he maintained a membership in the Western Writers Of America and was a Silver Spur winner for his short stories.
Over the course of his working life he had several careers including Insurance salesman (which he did not enjoy), patrol and warrant officers with the city of Richardson, private security at North Park Mall in Dallas before going to Barber College and opening his shop here in Seguin in the fall of 1977.
He also spent almost 20 years serving in the National Guard. He attended OCS at Fort Sill, OK achieved the rank of Major and was part of the 101st Field Artillery.
In between and while doing these various occupations he continued to write.
He was also a storyteller and enjoyed participating in the Haunted Seguin Tours, telling ghost stories at the Aumont Hotel.
He is survived by his spouse of 52 years, Vicki, his daughter Kristin Mueller, grandchildren Stephen Mueller, Tyler Mueller, LaTessa Crouch (Robert) and honorary grandson Allen Stapleton, great grandchildren Ryan, Kaliegh, Trinity, and Rese as well as several cousins.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, May 30 at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Seguin.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Seguin Heritage Museum or the Magnolia Hotel restoration fund at PayPal @[email protected] or mail to 203 S. Crockett, Seguin, Texas.
Charles “Charlie” Frederick Eckhardt was born March 15, 1940 to George Frederick Arthur Eckhardt and Eveylyn Hallman Hopper Eckhardt in Austin, Tx.
He passed away in the early hours of May 18, 2015 at GRMC following a brief illness. He grew up in Austin and graduate from Stephen F Austin High School in 1958. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1963 with a degree in history. While attending UT he met the love of his life Vicki Jean Zeff Walker.
They married on Dec. 27, 1962 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
A lifelong historian, Charles was primarily interested in Texas history and southern history, particularly the War Between the States (he never used the Yankee term “Civil War”.)
As a teenager to young man, he was a proud member of the Children of the Confederacy and attended several conventions while in high school and college. He was also an avid gun collector. He spent may years participating in a Texas Parks and Wildlife program down in Cotulla teaching teenagers proper gun safety with his specialty being black powder guns.
He also used his interest and knowledge of history to pen a column for the Seguin Gazette for many years. In addition to writing a Texas history column he authored or co-authored several books on Texas history, including “The Lost San Saba Mines” and “Texas Tales Your Teacher Never Told You.”
He was also a contributing writer for the Tombstone Epitaph, a newspaper based in Tombstone, Arizona, specializing in Western history.
For many years he maintained a membership in the Western Writers Of America and was a Silver Spur winner for his short stories.
Over the course of his working life he had several careers including Insurance salesman (which he did not enjoy), patrol and warrant officers with the city of Richardson, private security at North Park Mall in Dallas before going to Barber College and opening his shop here in Seguin in the fall of 1977.
He also spent almost 20 years serving in the National Guard. He attended OCS at Fort Sill, OK achieved the rank of Major and was part of the 101st Field Artillery.
In between and while doing these various occupations he continued to write.
He was also a storyteller and enjoyed participating in the Haunted Seguin Tours, telling ghost stories at the Aumont Hotel.
He is survived by his spouse of 52 years, Vicki, his daughter Kristin Mueller, grandchildren Stephen Mueller, Tyler Mueller, LaTessa Crouch (Robert) and honorary grandson Allen Stapleton, great grandchildren Ryan, Kaliegh, Trinity, and Rese as well as several cousins.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, May 30 at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Seguin.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Seguin Heritage Museum or the Magnolia Hotel restoration fund at PayPal @[email protected] or mail to 203 S. Crockett, Seguin, Texas.
Charles “Charlie” Frederick Eckhardt
Charles “Charlie” Frederick Eckhardt was born March 15, 1940 to George Frederick Arthur Eckhardt and Eveylyn Hallman Hopper Eckhardt in Austin, Tx.
He passed away in the early hours of May 18, 2015 at GRMC following a brief illness. He grew up in Austin and graduate from Stephen F Austin High School in 1958. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1963 with a degree in history. While attending UT he met the love of his life Vicki Jean Zeff Walker.
They married on Dec. 27, 1962 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
A lifelong historian, Charles was primarily interested in Texas history and southern history, particularly the War Between the States (he never used the Yankee term “Civil War”.)
As a teenager to young man, he was a proud member of the Children of the Confederacy and attended several conventions while in high school and college. He was also an avid gun collector. He spent may years participating in a Texas Parks and Wildlife program down in Cotulla teaching teenagers proper gun safety with his specialty being black powder guns.
He also used his interest and knowledge of history to pen a column for the Seguin Gazette for many years. In addition to writing a Texas history column he authored or co-authored several books on Texas history, including “The Lost San Saba Mines” and “Texas Tales Your Teacher Never Told You.”
He was also a contributing writer for the Tombstone Epitaph, a newspaper based in Tombstone, Arizona, specializing in Western history.
For many years he maintained a membership in the Western Writers Of America and was a Silver Spur winner for his short stories.
Over the course of his working life he had several careers including Insurance salesman (which he did not enjoy), patrol and warrant officers with the city of Richardson, private security at North Park Mall in Dallas before going to Barber College and opening his shop here in Seguin in the fall of 1977.
He also spent almost 20 years serving in the National Guard. He attended OCS at Fort Sill, OK achieved the rank of Major and was part of the 101st Field Artillery.
In between and while doing these various occupations he continued to write.
He was also a storyteller and enjoyed participating in the Haunted Seguin Tours, telling ghost stories at the Aumont Hotel.
He is survived by his spouse of 52 years, Vicki, his daughter Kristin Mueller, grandchildren Stephen Mueller, Tyler Mueller, LaTessa Crouch (Robert) and honorary grandson Allen Stapleton, great grandchildren Ryan, Kaliegh, Trinity, and Rese as well as several cousins.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, May 30 at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Seguin.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Seguin Heritage Museum or the Magnolia Hotel restoration fund at PayPal @[email protected] or mail to 203 S. Crockett, Seguin, Texas.
Charles “Charlie” Frederick Eckhardt was born March 15, 1940 to George Frederick Arthur Eckhardt and Eveylyn Hallman Hopper Eckhardt in Austin, Tx.
He passed away in the early hours of May 18, 2015 at GRMC following a brief illness. He grew up in Austin and graduate from Stephen F Austin High School in 1958. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1963 with a degree in history. While attending UT he met the love of his life Vicki Jean Zeff Walker.
They married on Dec. 27, 1962 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
A lifelong historian, Charles was primarily interested in Texas history and southern history, particularly the War Between the States (he never used the Yankee term “Civil War”.)
As a teenager to young man, he was a proud member of the Children of the Confederacy and attended several conventions while in high school and college. He was also an avid gun collector. He spent may years participating in a Texas Parks and Wildlife program down in Cotulla teaching teenagers proper gun safety with his specialty being black powder guns.
He also used his interest and knowledge of history to pen a column for the Seguin Gazette for many years. In addition to writing a Texas history column he authored or co-authored several books on Texas history, including “The Lost San Saba Mines” and “Texas Tales Your Teacher Never Told You.”
He was also a contributing writer for the Tombstone Epitaph, a newspaper based in Tombstone, Arizona, specializing in Western history.
For many years he maintained a membership in the Western Writers Of America and was a Silver Spur winner for his short stories.
Over the course of his working life he had several careers including Insurance salesman (which he did not enjoy), patrol and warrant officers with the city of Richardson, private security at North Park Mall in Dallas before going to Barber College and opening his shop here in Seguin in the fall of 1977.
He also spent almost 20 years serving in the National Guard. He attended OCS at Fort Sill, OK achieved the rank of Major and was part of the 101st Field Artillery.
In between and while doing these various occupations he continued to write.
He was also a storyteller and enjoyed participating in the Haunted Seguin Tours, telling ghost stories at the Aumont Hotel.
He is survived by his spouse of 52 years, Vicki, his daughter Kristin Mueller, grandchildren Stephen Mueller, Tyler Mueller, LaTessa Crouch (Robert) and honorary grandson Allen Stapleton, great grandchildren Ryan, Kaliegh, Trinity, and Rese as well as several cousins.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, May 30 at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Seguin.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Seguin Heritage Museum or the Magnolia Hotel restoration fund at PayPal @[email protected] or mail to 203 S. Crockett, Seguin, Texas.
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