Charles Frederick Guck

Charles Frederick Guck, 82, died on May 31, 2018, at Talbot Hospice House in Easton, MD. He was born on September 13, 1935, in Long Island, NY, the son of the late Charles Casper and Evelyn Bohrmann Guck. Charles grew up on Long Island, NY, in an era when open spaces and wildlife abounded. His love of the shoreline outdoors flourished in his youth, and lifelong friendships were cast and cherished. It was a time when it was possible to hunt ducks before school and leave your shotgun in your locker, but holding your girlfriend's hand on school grounds was not tolerated. While studying at Hofstra he married the love of his life, Beverly. They lived briefly in Georgia, and Florida before moving to Connecticut in 1960, where he began working at Remington Arms in Bridgeport, raising their family in Newtown. In his years in Connecticut, he formed many special, life-long friendships and enjoyed an active life, playing tennis, golf, skiing, shooting, hunting, and fishing. As an engineer and analytical thinker, he was always designing, building, and creating things, including pigeon launching devices for dog training, a rangefinder based on simple geometry, useful long before today's laser- based devices, baseball pitching machines, and one of the first hopper-fed tennis ball machines using wheels, called the Spinster. He also built several duck boats from a design developed by a collection of his Long Island buddies. Their love of the shoreline brought he and Beverly to the Eastern Shore in 1987 where many of their friends also moved, and new friendships emerged. In "retirement," Charles formed Marshland Construction and was involved in the design and construction of several homes, garages, and guest houses. He especially enjoyed building docks, as he could be in his waders, up to his chest in the marsh. He had a great appreciation for the estuary and had realistic viewpoint of the precarious relationship between it and the people who live on it. He always enjoyed time with friends at the Talbot Rod and Gun Club, shooting "pieces" and exchanging friendly banter. After deciding he should no longer shoot, he still went to the "gun club" for the camaraderie. As his family and friends will attest, he was an ingenious, creative man who enjoyed building new things and improving existing designs. He will be remembered as an honest, steadfast, and loyal friend who was always willing to help where he could. He was a devoted father and a loving husband for 60 years; a deeply feeling man who struggled to express himself in words, but never failed to demonstrate his devotion through his actions. Charles is survived by his wife, Beverly Morris Guck; daughter, Melissa Oberhaus of Wilsall, MT; son, Charles Christopher Guck and his partner Theresa Bates of Roxbury, CT; granddaughter, Grace Guck and her fiancé Josh Cotterill, of Vineyard Haven, MA; and grandson, Thomas Guck of Southbury, CT. A memorial gathering will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018, from 2-4 PM at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., 200 S. Harrison St., Easton. Burial will be private.

Charles Frederick Guck

September 13, 1935 - May 31, 2018