Tragic News

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It is very hard to accept that we will never be blessed with Charlie's 
self-effacing, self-deprecating jokes again. Only the wonderful memories 
remain.

What a loss.  John Garner



All

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there is no way to improve 
this.

Longtime volunteers Charlie Schlotthober and his wife Ellen were killed 
in a car crash yesterday afternoon in Bedford County. Apparently, a 
truck turned across in front of them, failing to yield the right of way. 
Both were wearing seatbelts and died at the scene.

Those of you who didn’t know them, this is very sad. Charlie and Ellen 
were both very fine folks. Charlie was a long-time archives volunteer 
and came in every Thursday. His knowledge of the system and how to find 
things and his understanding of what is out there are unassailable and 
irreplaceable. Charlie is the one responsible for us having the 
collection of N&W Mechanical Drawings.

I’ve been totally punched in the gut with this news, and I really cannot 
really post more at this point. But Charlie and Ellen were good friends 
of mine.

No other details are available at present. More will be posted as time 
permits.

Ken Miller