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The Reverend Charles Amos "Chuck" Wood, age 83, passed away in Baton Rouge, Louisiana early Saturday morning March 12, 2016. Chuck was born in Syracuse, New York, on August 21, 1932. He was the husband of Gay Worrall Wood and father of Jeffrey Charles Wood, Lisa Wood Roberts (Stuart), and Susie Wood Furr (Joey). Father Wood is survived by his sister, Nancy Wood Wellman, and his brother, Graham Witschief Wood (Joelle). He was "Pop Pop" to five grandchildren: Amy Elisabeth Fourrier, Kathleen "Katie" Page Furr, Caroline Danelle Fourrier, Joseph Weldon Furr, Jr. and Anne "Annie" Maurine Furr. Chuck was raised in Skaneateles, New York. He graduated from Andover Phillips Academy and Cornell University (where he enjoyed lacrosse and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity). He was an officer in the United States Army and served as a gunnery instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he met and married Gay, his wife of 60 years. After a career in insurance, he attained a Master's in Divinity from the Episcopal seminary at Virginia Theological Seminary and a second graduate degree in Old Testament from Nashota Seminary. He served as priest at churches in Hitchcock, Texas and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He then moved to Baton Rouge in 1970 to begin his lengthy service as Chaplain at St. Alban's Episcopal Chapel on LSU's campus. There, he felt privileged to cross the paths of so many wonderful students and parishioners, to officiate numerous weddings and baptisms, and to be a source of support to others. He worked for years with social work and psychology students through the LSU Mental Health Center and provided private pastoral counseling to others. Chuck retired from St. Alban's after 27 years and soon returned to service as Chaplain at St. James Place and also as interim chaplain at Chapel of the Holy Communion in Plaquemine, Louisiana, where he felt fortunate to encounter so many new acquaintances and friends. Chuck was a voracious reader, loved working New York Times crossword puzzles, was fascinated by politics, and above all, he loved his family. He will long be remembered for his intelligence, his sense of humor, and his service to others in need. His quick wit, contagious smile, and faith never wavered. The family wishes to thank Dr. David Moll, Dr. Gerald Miletello, Dr. Michael Rolfsen, and Hospice of Baton Rouge for their valuable care and to thank all of their friends for their love and support. Visitation with Chuck's family begins at 4:30, and the celebration of his life will follow at 6:30 PM Monday at St. Alban's Episcopal Chapel, corner of Highland Rd and Dalrymple. For online condolences, visit Rabenhorst.com. In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to Hospice of Baton Rouge http://www.hospicebr.org/, St. Alban's Episcopal Chapel http://www.stalban.org/, or St. James Episcopal Churchhttp://www.stjamesbr.org.
Published in TheAdvocate.com from Mar. 12 to Mar. 14, 2016