[Magdalen] Charles Wirick

[Ann Markle]

I will miss knowing Charlie walks here among us.  He and I were good buds
when I was in seminary and immediately following, but had lost touch over
the last decade or so.  And yes, I remember Trudie, too.  May they both
rest in peace and joy.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu

On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 10:48 PM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3 at ckt.net> wrote:

> On 10/29/16 1:22 PM, Dorothy Collman wrote:
>
> I found a March 6, 2016 posting on the facebook page for St. John the
> Divine Episcopal Church near Sun City Center, FL.
>   "A tribute to Charles (Chuck) Wirick...details and dates for the service
> to follow" There was a photo eulogy.
>
> The following video was published to youtube on Mar 1, 2016:
>   Charles "Chuck" Wirick -- Celebration 25 years as Director of Music, St.
> John the Divine Episcopal Church, Sun City Center, FL.
>   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0sq68xJzPY>
>
> <http://www.dioswfl.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/3177652>
>   "SUN CITY CENTER - Charles “Chuck” Wirick, Director of Music at Sun City
> Center’s St. John the Divine Episcopal Church since 1990 died Friday, March
> 3 at Hospice House in Sun City Center, following prolonged illnesses. He
> was 73; survived by his wife, Charlene, son, Karl, of Sarasota, Florida,
> and brother, George who resides in Michigan. A memorial service will be
> held at St. John the Divine, with interment following at the church’s Grace
> Memorial Garden. Details to be announced.
>   "Within the walls of St. John the Divine, Charles Wirick combined
> contemporary songs and traditional hymns with the blues of Basin Street,
> Broadway hits, and soaring arias. He created oratorios and recitals and
> arranged for performances by such groups as The Florida Boy Choir and The
> South Shore Symphony Orchestra, typifying his respectful employment of
> music in service to his faith, to his parish and to his community. He was
> closely identified with interfaith programs throughout the Tampa Bay area.
>   "Wirick had been Director of the Kings Point Mixed Chorus, the Sun City
> Center Men’s Chorus, and was a leading figure in community theater, as
> conductor of musical presentations by The Performing Arts Company the
> Pelican Players and for numerous local and Tampa Bay area presentations.
> Before relocating to Florida, he performed in a similar capacity with
> concert and theatrical companies in Jackson, Michigan. Mr. Wirick served
> over a period of twenty five years as Director of Music for Brookside
> United Methodist Church, Jackson, Michigan, Peachtree Road Evangelical
> Lutheran Church, Atlanta, Georgia, and First United Methodist Church,
> Chamblee, Georgia.
>   "A graduate from Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, Wirick also
> studied music at William Tyndale College, Farrington, Michigan, and
> Westminster Choir School, Princeton, New Jersey.
>   "A memorial service will be held at SJD on Thursday, March 17, 2016
> beginning at 10:00 a.m.  A reception will be held immediately following the
> service at the SCC United Methodist Church, 1210 Del Webb Blvd West."
>
> Also a brief obit within a list of others at <
> http://www.observernews.net/2016/03/16/obituaries-march-17-2016/>
>
> A facebook post from Amparo Rivera on February 25, 2016 had a link to a
> video:
>   "Un homenaje a un gran hombre de Dios. Charles Wirick
>   "Un millon de bendiciones del cielo para usted.
>   "A tribute to a great man of God. Charles Wirick
>   "A million blessings from the sky for you."
> The Moon is Distant From the Sea alejo chuck
>   <https://youtu.be/m6HP-EMq2_o>
>
> - - -
> Dorothy Collman
> dac7792 at gmail.com
>
> was Re: Egg nog and Re: Trudie Smithers
>
> > On Dec 31, 2015, at 3:20 AM, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > a re-run..    has anyone heard from or about Charlie or Albion?
>
> --
> Sibyl Smirl
> I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
> mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net
>