Having visited the Hill farm on several occasions over the last few
years, I was shocked to find him on a TV segment last fall as part of
a hospice piece.  I had no idea of his condition at the time and
truly hope his family was prepared for the last hours.  I can only
hope that someday I'll be re-united with Chuck in  heaven.

Thanks to Bud for leaving a phone message at my house and letting me
know about Chuck's passing.  For those of you in the
neighborhood.  Bud said the funeral will be at St. Patrick's at 7th
and Main in Cedar Falls Tuesday at 1PM.  My boss has kindly given me
the vacation time necessary to be there, so any other Vanagon folks
coming, we should park together.  I think Chuck would like that.  Bud
said he was in Iowa Falls, so I'm pretty sure he'll be there too.

With heavy heart.

DM&FS

At 12:08 PM 1/29/2007, Budd Premack wrote:

>After a long and valiant fight against prostate cancer, longtime
>Listmember Chuck Hill died this past Friday.  For many months as the
>disease progressed, he had been receiving home care at the family farm
>near Dysart, IA through the local hospice program.
>
>Besides his numerous local activities, Chuck has been reknowned in the
>VW community for his encyclopedic knowledge of Vanagons and his
>willingness to share it with everyone.  His collection of dozens of
>Vanagons and other vehicles has caused more than one visiting VW
>enthusiast to wonder, "Is this Heaven?  No, it's Iowa."
>
>Chuck and his wife, Barb, were frequent participants at many VW
>camping activities and developed a wide circle of friends, many of
>whom were welcomed to stay at their home whenever they were in the
>vicinity.
>
>Chuck was a witty and thoughtful conversationalist who generally had
>something appropriate to say on topics as diverse as politics,
>cuisine, and mechanics.  As one whose time came way too soon, he will
>be missed by all who had the good fortune to meet him.
>
>
>
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