Just read on hogs forum ....

posted 11 October 2018 22:28
I got a call from Charlie's wife, Jen, an hour ago. She said he had a heart attack. I believe he died Tuesday, although I wasn't listening that well. Jen doesn't call me, so when I asked, "Is Charlie OK", I knew before she answered that he wasn't.

My understanding is that his funeral service will be Saturday.

I had a feeling something was wrong. Charlie hadn't answered recent emails, and he never failed to give me his opinion.....and quickly.

He was planning on working his feeders, getting ready for the season.

For those of you that felt his stinger on occasion, don't worry, we all did. He was opinionated, and generally he disagreed with yours, but he was a good-hearted friend. He would chew on you at every opportunity, then turn around a do something so gracious that you couldn't believe it was him.

Honest to a fault. Helpful if he felt you needed it. He loved his family and bragged on his kids at every opportunity. I felt I knew them, through his stories and updates.

I admired his respect for nature and the game that shared his ranches. He believed everything deserved a little space, even his hogs.

I'm glad I met Charlie, and wish we had spent more time together. He could be rougher than a cob, but had a wealth of knowledge that he was glad to share, whether you wanted it or not.

I will not forget his kindness in allowing me to hunt on his place, and be a part of his world.

Charlie Tuppen aka Gatogordo was a good friend and shared several safaris ,he was quite a character and one of the oldtimers here among AR community
We will miss him ,we are the last of the few .
My condolences to his great son Adam and the rest of the family.

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Originally posted by juanpozzi:
Charlie Tuppen aka Gatogordo was a good friend and shared several safaris ,he was quite a character and one of the oldtimers here among AR community
We will miss him ,we arere thelast of the few .
My condolences to his great son Adam and the rest of the family.

Very sad news news indeed!

I shot trap with Charlie in the early 80's.

My condolences to all his family and friends.

Dear Saeed ,yes he told me about that ,really sad news .He was a very good wingshooter .

Juan

RIP Big Cat, you will be missed on these forums.
God bless you and your family.

RIP Charlie. We're all just one heartbeat from eternity.

Condolences to all his friends and family.

Sad news. Though I never met the man, I did enjoy his opinion and sense of humor. RIP.

Damn.

My condolences to his family, Charlie was a true Texas character!

RIP, Fat Cat.......

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Rest in Peace.

Condolences. God Bless his family.

Condolences and will be missed by many.

Bummer. I would have liked to share a beer or campfire with that character. He will be missed. Condolences to his family and friends.

I always automatically translated his name to Fatcat in my head.

My condolences to his family and friends.

I just saw Kensco's post in Miscellaneous. Still in shock.

http://www.texarkanagazette.co...harles-tuppen/71156/

Condolesnces to his family.

Charlie gave me some very sound sadvice a while back which was much appreciated.

George

I always read his posts on shotguns with interest.

Sad and he seemed to be a good bugger.

Will miss his Texas BBQ joint reviews. To say he was a character would be an understatement.

RIP Gato...

RIP

May God rest his soul and give comfort to his family.

Let this be a reminder to us all that we have no say when our time is up...make every day count.

Very sorry to hear this.

I'm very sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family and friends.

So sad. Another one of us AR madalas has passed.
I will miss his humor and opinions.

I had a couple of deals with him no BS. One of the Good Guys!

The FAT-CAT was a real transplanted Texan, and comes from the Ranching school of hard knocks. His opinion was known on any subject that interested him, he was a person I would loved to have known face to face, because I too come from a ranching back ground.
I, for one, will sorely miss him here on AR and feel the pain his family must be going through at this point time.

Condolences to his family and friends. His passing will be a loss to all here, and to hunting everywhere!

R.I.P. Fat-Cat! I for one will miss your presences here!

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Sad news. Thanks, juanpozzi, for posting this, and also for including such a fine and fitting eulogy in your post. RIP.

May his memory be eternal.

Rest in Peace.

Sad news indeed! Condolences to his family.

Charlie was a man who likes to laugh.

I had a shoot off with hi in Shreveport.

we were sweating so much, and after the first 100 we were still tied.

He was bigger than e, so I said "this is not very fair. Charlie is twice as big as me,and we are sweating so much, I will disappear and he will still be here"

Charlie said "Saeed, you might disappear, but your big mouth will still be here"

RIP

Sounds like a life well lived!

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Charlie was a man who likes to laugh.

I had a shoot off with hi in Shreveport.

we were sweating so much, and after the first 100 we were still tied.

He was bigger than e, so I said "this is not very fair. Charlie is twice as big as me,and we are sweating so much, I will disappear and he will still be here"

Charlie said "Saeed, you might disappear, but your big mouth will still be here"

Thanks for sharing that good story.

I regret I was never able to meet Charlie in person, but our PMs were always entertaining and enlightening, Jerry

RIP GATOGORDO.

Rest In Peace Gato.

I regret not being able to meet him.

Will eat some Texas bbq in his honor in 2019z

Mike

Condolences to his family. He seemed like a good guy here on AR. He’ll be missed. RIP.

Very sorry to hear of his passing. I had the good fortune to share some BBQ with Charlie. I love a man who will tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.

Rest in Peace Charlie.

RIP Gato
You will be missed.

RIP Fat Cat

Didn't know him personally, but remember reading many of his posts here over the years.