Charles Frederick Gilchrist's Obituary
Charles Frederick ‘Chuck’ Gilchrist of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 at the age of 85 years. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. Charles was a retired Engineer and worked on the Space Coast with the Mercury and Apollo projects. Later, he became a business owner as an Engineer working with industrial scales. Chuck, as he was affectionately known to some, moved to the Leesburg area in 2002. He was a huge Ohio State Buckeye football fan. Charles is survived by a host of family and friends; Greta Gilchrist of Orlando, Susan Dreger-Epps and Vicky Gilchrist; children, Alan Gilchrist of Georgetown, Texas, Spencer Gilchrist of Palm Harbor, Florida, Phillip Gilchrist of Austin, Texas, Brian Gilchrist of Orlando, Florida and Jeannine Vater of New Braunfels, Texas; grandchildren, Michelle, Matt, Stacy, Dustin, Riley, Reid, Connor, Zack and Troy; and great grandchildren, Danae, Destiny and Trey.
Family and friends are invited to gather on Friday, February 22 from 1:30 – 2:00 pm with a funeral ceremony starting at 2:00 pm, all in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at Lakeside Memory Gardens, Eustis.
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