Sir Charles -- must read story.

[AUbritt 611]

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When Charles Barkley's mother, Charcey Glenn, passed away in June 2015, Barkley's hometown of Leeds, Alabama, came to the funeral to pay respects. But there was also an unexpected guest.

Barkley’s friends couldn’t quite place him. He wasn’t a basketball player, he wasn’t a sports figure and he wasn’t from Barkley’s hometown. Here’s what I can tell you about him: he wore striped, red polo shirts tucked into khaki shorts and got really excited about two-for-one deals. He was a commuter. He worked as a cat litter scientist in Muscatine, Iowa. In short, he was everyone’s suburban dad. More specifically, he was my dad.

(Courtesy Shirley Wang)

"You know, it was obviously a very difficult time," Barkley told me recently. "And the next thing I know, he shows up. Everybody’s, like, 'Who’s the Asian dude over there?' I just started laughing. I said, 'That’s my boy, Lin.' They’re, like, 'How do you know him?' I said, 'It’s a long story.' "

You have got to read the rest of the story. Get some tissues ready.

[AUBwins 10,075]

19 minutes ago, AUbritt said:

You have got to read the rest of the story. Get some tissues ready.

Thank you for sharing. That's a good read. 

[around4ever 4,139]

What a great story!  Charles is a good person. 

[augolf1716 21,109]

[AUbritt 611]

Hope folks find it here. Now that we're a basketball school, I figure it's got a better chance to be seen.

😐

[Tigerbelle 5,299]

What a beautiful story. 

Thanks for posting. I'm glad I got the chance to read it. 

[akillshot 294]

Really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing

 

[NoALtiger 3,850]

Well this was an unexpected surprise. Chuck is the man. 

[aubaseball 2,594]

First met Charles in 1982 and nothing has changed since then.   Straight up good guy and always a good friend.   In this day of PC, it’s good to have people like Charles to keep it real