Charles LaValva

Charlie was my best friend all through school and after. We grew up in the same neighborhood in Phillipsburg, NJ at a time when things were simple. Playing cards under a street light, riding bikes to the pool, playing wiffleball in the alley, kick the cans, sleigh riding down Boogins Hill, snowball fights, cursing the strip in Easton, PA. We went hunting, fishing and hiking together. I was best man at his wedding. He was there when I joined the Marine Corps and we partied when I came home from Vietnam. Too many great memories to mention. Such a sad day for his family and mankind. May God bless his soul and watch over his wife Marita and his children.

Please accept my deepest condolences on the passing of your loved one. May you draw comfort from our Heavenly Father who comforts you with the promise of the resurrection by Christ Jesus at John 5:28,28.

Bill Kellow Charlie was a great friend of mine also. Somehow he talked me into going moose hunting with him in the deep woods of northern Quebec province in Canada. It was the trip of a lifetime and I still tell the story of that trip to friends and family. We had some great times, and I'm sorry to get this news. May God be with you.

Dad