Charles Thompson Dailey Obituary – The Arizona Republic – The Arizona Republic

Charles Thompson Dailey transitioned on July 10, 2022. He was born in Saginaw, MI on Dec. 14th, 1945. Charles has three children, Makyle, Nashelley and Asher, and 19-month-old granddaughter, Clio, and another grandchild on the way. His ex-wife & friend Deedee and siblings Joseph Dailey and Sheila Carroll, will also miss him. He was predeceased by his siblings, Mike, Pat, and Bob, and his parents, Jim and Mary Jane. Charles served in the Navy for 3 years during Vietnam and was mostly stationed in Japan. Afterward, he returned to Georgetown University in DC to finish a degree in English. Charles traveled in his 68 VW bus for years, living in various hippie communes and intentional communities like Healing Waters and Arcosanti. His eldest son now calls that VW bus home. In the early 80s Charles started Used Shelving of Arizona and did quite well. He had a way with words like no other and a talented hand for abstract art. He was eccentric and generous and sometimes inflammatory and always inspired. He loved to bring in his neighbors dumpsters and do the neighborhoods irrigation. He loved to whistle classical songs and create art in the wee hours of the morning. He was so much his own person; irreverent, creative, brilliant, funny, grouchy, and caring. We love you Charles.

Posted online on July 25, 2022

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