I met Charlie in April, 1990 during his big book study at the "Springtime of the Ozarks" AA conference. I was 6 months sober. I will forever be grateful for Charlies' simplistic, powerful, clear intepretation of the Big Book Alcoholics Annonymous. It was there that I fell in love with Alcoholics Annonymous. I will be forever grateful that god used you to help me see my problem, the solution, and the program of action to recover from alcoholism. 32 years later I am sober. I get to freely carry this message to the suffering alcoholic that Mr. Parmley so free and beautifully shared with me. RIP Charley