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Critical bill Appreciation Thread. :)

I just heard the news myself. I knew Chuck was not doing well but I just heard of his passing.

Chuck was one of them straight shooters that said how it was no matter what. I talk to him off and on over the years he even started the Gary fan club.... Now that I think back on it there should be a Chuck Fan Club..

I do not do well with showing my feelings and all. But Chuck was a friend and he was one that I always read when he posted. Just a good guy all around. If more people were like Chuck the world would be better for it.

Maggie, There is nothing I can say that can take the pain away. I know the feelings you are feeling. I am sorry for the great lose. Give the kids a hug. PM me if you need anything. I will give you my number.

Chuck
RIP my friend. When I see you the first round is on me. I will wear my Chuck Fan Club hat until then!
 
Maggie, I'm so sorry to hear this. Try to stay strong. Sandra and I are here if you need to talk or anything at all.

RIP Chuck "Critical Bill" Kimmel.
 
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Comfort Poem

From an Angel on high
a tender message of love was softly whispered into the ear
of this humble scribe....

Weep not for me
now that I have passed.
Remember the laughter, the affection, the joy
not just the recent tears.
Cherish the memories, our hopes and dreams.
Hold fast to the love that we shared.
Be happy with the time we spent together
and being anew.
For I am not really gone,
I am closer than ever before.
As the morning sun rises
and throughout the busy day...I am with you.
Until the setting sun disappears on the horizon
and we watch the day turn into night...I am here.
You may feel a faint breeze stir round your head, while you slumber
as I gently kiss your forehead, "Good night."
The stars that shine so brightly in my heavenly sky
help me watch over you and keep you from harm.
I am the wind in the trees
and the song of a bird.
I am moonbeams in a midnight sky
and a glorious rainbow after the storm.
I am morning dew
and freshly-fallen snow.
I am a butterfly flying overhead
and a puppy happily at play.
I am a smile on a stranger's face
a gentle touch
a warm embrace.
Listen to the wind for my message of love.
Watch the sun rise and set in the sky with me.
Feel my essence encircle you with warm memories.
Open your heart to know...I am not gone.
Reach deep into your soul...You will find me.
I am here.
Have no fear.
I am with you,
Always.

-Author Unknown-

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Togetherness

Death is nothing at all.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

Whatever we were to each other,
We still are.

Call me by my old familiar name.

Speak to me in the same easy way you always have.

Laugh as we always laughed at the
little jokes we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same as it always was.

There is absolute unbroken unity, and continuity.

Why should I be out of your mind because
I am out of your sight?

I am but waiting for you,
For an interval,
Somewhere very near,
Just around the corner.

All is well.

Nothing is past.

Nothing has been lost.

One brief moment,
And all will be as it was before-
Only better.

Infinitely better,
Infinitely happier:

We will be one, together forever.

-Author Unknown-

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My heart is breaking for you and your children, Maggie!!!

Chuck is whole and healed now-as I type-and he's resting in the arms of Angels.

I know he's smiling down on ALL of us, because he's at peace!

You and your children have a new family here with us...please remember that!!

We're as close as the internet!!

My most sincere condolences to all of Chuck's family and friends.

Hugs-
Donna
&
Katey


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Rest in Peace, Chuck Kimmel
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I'm speechless, and that doesn't happen often. :(

I hope your trip to the Summerland is a peaceful one, Chuck. Much love and calming energies for your family...
 
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My heart breaks for you, Maggie, and for your kids, and all of us who were moved, and tickled, and angered, and comforted by Chuck.

RIP, Critical Bill.
 
On Friday, I lost another online friend who belonged to two crime forums I belong to.

Chuck, Maggie, Angelina and Anne have been added to their prayer lists, and I'd ask we do the same for the friend I lost on Friday.

Please add Kelly and family to your prayers...

Thanks so much-
Donna
 
There will NEVER be another quite like Chuck.He was truly cut from his own cloth.
Maggie ,Anne & Angelina, Words mean little right now but i'd like to send my deepest & saddest condolences to you all in this trying time.
 
I'm so so very very sorry ............................ I just ...................... cannot express the amount of heartbreak right now.
Godspeed and RIP Chuck. You're already greatly missed. :crying::bawling::crying::bawling::crying: :bawling: :bawling:

Maggie,
Deepest hugs and condolences

If you need ANYTHING ..................... I don't care how far away I am ......... I'll do my best to help.

I'm so so sorry. :crying:
 
So sorry for your loss Maggie and for your children. Chuck will be missed in so many ways, peace, Kyle
 
Maggie, my thought are with you, the girls and your son Charles Jr.

i will not pretend that this sorrow will be easy and will end soon, but I can tell you that it will get better, you will feel better, and with time and the love of these fine people here....you will heal.

All my love Lolo.
 
Maggie, ... I can't even begin to express my sympathies to you and your family. Please, let us know if there is anything we can do.. You are all a part of our family here at fauna now.. We are here for you
 
My condolences... Wow... I need to step back from the computer.
I almost wish I never followed up on this thread religiously. I'll light a candle at mass for Chuck this Sunday.
 
I'm beyond words, at the moment... I know that my tears are nothing compared to the devestation you and your family must be feeling. Please know that he loved you and your daughters deeply, and he will be missed by all


RIP Chuck
 
What do I say, I can't even express what I am feeling now? I just got the news a couple hours ago, I did not even know he was sick, and now he has passed. What a huge loss to all of the world, Chuck was a one of a kind. I wish I had a dollar for every time he made me laugh. I knew Chuck, I knew him pretty well, I met him a few years ago on R.A. forums, long gone now. But he was really something in the good old days, Fauna calmed him some, but he still could not keep from busting loose and getting banned for his humor at times (many times).

Many here knew him as a sly dog that would spank you good if he caught you in a lie, or scammed our hobby. But Chuck was much more if you really knew him. He had a heart of gold, yes, I said our Chuck has a very big heart. Many of you did not know how the real Chuck was. Here he had a front, as many of us do, but in the real world he was very real. He would help anyone that was doing right if they just asked him. Here he seemed cold at times, but it was a front. Don't get me wrong, Chuck hated a real scammer, but most often his puns were just good (clean (lol) aggravation and fun.

I have not been here in a pretty long time, I put most of the needed drama behind me. I am sorry I have not been in touch with Chuck, I have not talked to him since before he left PA, I have his old number some where, but I heard from someone he moved to Florida. Anyway I want to say I am sorry Chuck for loosing touch with you bro. I miss you man and wish we could have met before you were called home. I know there is hockey in heaven, it would not be too much fun without it. The good lord probably set up a team just for you my friend. Remember all of us still in the struggle of life, we will all be together very soon, hope to meet up with you there and talk about the good times bro. When I think of you now it makes me sad, but it is strange, all of the times before made me smile.

Maggie, I am so sorry for your loss, Chuck was an awesome man, and I was one of the ones that really knew it. Chuck talked about you and his children, you were his life for sure. I never talked with him that he did not speak of his family. I must tell you that we all lost a bunch by Chuck passing, but you and your children lost the most. I wish there was a way to give him back to you, I would do it in a heartbeat. But it seems god wanted him more, he is now up there looking down at us, and I can feel him wanting us to do the best we can, until we all make it there with him. I know he will make God smile with his humor, like only Chuck could do. Keep your chin up, and be strong for the little ones, I know that is what Chuck would have wanted. Once again, I am so sorry, I will truly miss you bro.

P.S. sorry for the long post, and I only have one other thing to say to Chuck, they can't ban you no more bro!! And shame on the one that told me to UN-friend you, it is clear they never knew you at all.
 
I know I haven't posted much on here, if at all, but I do read quite a bit through the BIO at times..

And this thread made me very sad to see. He was a fabulous member of this community, and I could tell that just by the sparse amount of posts I had seen him write. It really is a shame to see such a good guy in the herp world go.

He always seemed like the kind who would never go down without a fight, and even to the true end he held his ground. I'm terribly sorry for your loss Maggie, you have my deepest condolences. Something like this cannot and will not be forgotten by any of us.

Take care,

Jessica
 
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