Dear Carstarphens All:
My name is Bill Guerrant and I retired as City of Charlotte public service and information director in 1997. I worked with Bill here in Charlotte and once as a consultant when he was city manager of Greensboro. The last time I saw Bill was at a breakfast gathering of retired city employees; Bill joined us when he could and at this session was sporting a leg cast and of course a lengthy story about his Mt. LeConte adventure. Unfortunately I was not able to attend Bill's service and meet all of you. The wonderful pictures on the blog show Bill as he was: happy, vibrant, full of life, laughing, loving, inquisitive and caring. He was a very special husband, Dad, Pop Pop, public servant, friend and role model. I will truly miss his smile, the twinkle in his eyes, his stories and his great love of life.
I have attached a picture taken in October, 2008 when a group of retired city employees went on a day trip to visit former Charlotte City Manager Wendell White and his wife Ruth at their mountain home near Sparta, NC. Before lunch we gathered in the cool mountain air for this group shot. Pictured from left are: Tom Campbell, Gus Psomadakis, Clark Readling, Ann Marsh, Wendell White, Bill Carstarphen, Ed Sizer and Bill Guerrant. It was a wonderful day full of stories, jokes, and of course Bill's great laugh.
My sincere condolences to you all,
Bill Guerrant
guerrantcom@sprintmail.com
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