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A Legacy of Giving
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A GIFT OF LIFE
Our Ministry Partner: One Blood and Bob Harter’s Lifetime of Giving
by Forrest White
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Charlie Peddycoart went to bed on the night of Oct 19, 2022, thinking ahead to work
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the next day. A retired US Army paratrooper and combat veteran, he’s a jack-of-all trades for the facilities department at First UMC, always quick to offer a kind word, an engaging smile and a helping hand.
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He had spent some time with his only child, Charlie II, earlier that evening. They were planning a surprise marriage proposal for Charlie II’s girlfriend. That same night, at the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute in Charlotte, N.C., Clemethy “Clem” Dixon watched “meaningless TV,” while hooked to monitors in need of a heart transplant. He’d been at Sanger for a couple of months, waiting and wondering. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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