-----Original Message----- From: Bluegrass music discussion. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Pete Wernick Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 2:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Charles Sawtelle tributes Charles' family and friends are extremely grateful for all the heartfelt expressions of sympathy and concern. We are slowly coping with the loss of this dear and unique person. To answer some questions people have had: Arrangements have been made for a memorial event April 11 in Boulder, Colorado. There will be no funeral, and his ashes will wind up in Hawaii at a place that was special to him there. For those who would like to make memorial donations, the family suggests: 1. Give blood (Charles had many transfusions over the last few years). 2. Register as a bone marrow donor through the National Marrow Donor Program (1-800-MARROW2, or www.marrow.org). When giving blood you will be typed, and if needed, called upon at a later date. 3. Support musicians with health problems who lack health insurance. One way is by donating to the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Trust Fund, 207 E. 2nd St., Owensboro, KY 42303, which gives emergency financial assistance to members of the bluegrass music community. Charles was among its many beneficiaries. 4. Support leukemia research. A recommended address will be posted soon, or ask for more information at this email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Condolences to the family may be sent c/o Joan Wernick at P.O. Box 955, Niwot, CO 80544. They will be forwarded to the family. His parents Dan and Polly will be especially grateful for these. Devotees of Charles' music will be glad to know that in recent years he recorded tracks at his studio with some of his favorite musicians, for a solo album. And in recent months he was reviewing tapes of Hot Rize performances from 1996, toward putting together a live album (by both bands). We hope these records may be available before too long. Charles had keen perceptions and deep understanding of many things, and enjoyed sharing what he knew. We who were around him learned a lot, sometimes just by observing him, about quality and what really counts in music and in life. Along with the other tributes mentioned above, a great way for people to carry on his spirit would be to take something important they learned from him and to pass it on. Tim and Nick and I all came to that realization independently in these days since his death, and we have resolved to keep planting seeds, as Tim put it. Pete Wernick
