AUbritt 611 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Quote 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,075 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 What a great story! Charles is a good person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,216 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUbritt 611 Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Hope folks find it here. Now that we're a basketball school, I figure it's got a better chance to be seen. 😐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 What a beautiful story. Thanks for posting. I'm glad I got the chance to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akillshot 296 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,867 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Well this was an unexpected surprise. Chuck is the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubaseball 2,627 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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