[TheForge] Charlie Sutton

[Larry and Pat Brown]

As an editor for NJBA I always enjoyed reading the articles and question 
and answers in other newsletters that were by him and have used several. 
I'm sure he will be sorely missed by the OABA and the blacksmithing community
Larry Brown
NJBA



At 05:31 PM 9/16/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Percival Charles Sutton of Oakville, Ontario died this afternoon, 
>September 16,  after an extended battle with cancer.
>
>Charlie was an old school blacksmith having served an apprenticeship in a 
>shipyard beginning at age fourteen and served as a blacksmith in the Royal 
>Navy during the war.
>
>As a member and president of the Ontario Artist Blacksmith Association 
>Charlie passed on many of his skills to students across North America, 
>both in person at the many demonstrations he gave and via his book, Under 
>a Spreading Chestnut Tree.
>
>Thank you Charlie for your many contributions here.  We will miss you.
>
>Funeral arrangements are pending.
>
>Robert Vaughan
>Ontario Artist Blacksmith Association