[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 MOURNING THE LOSS OF W. CHARLES WELCH

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, northwest Ohio mourns the passing of W. 
Charles Welch, who passed on Sunday, April 21, 2024.
  He became known far and wide simply as ``Charlie Chuck.''
  Born in 1938 in Talladega, Alabama, he later moved to Detroit and 
joined Greater St. Peter AME Zion Church where he met his wife Marjorie 
Chester at choir rehearsal.
  They became sweethearts at 13 and 14, eventually marrying and raising 
five children--Rosalind, Katrina, Debra, Charles Bernard, and Trina.
  Charles played piano at Detroit nightclubs, but his true calling came 
when he started his radio career in the 1960s. He was working for free 
at WJLB when he was hired by Toledo's WKLR in 1969.
  Charlie Chuck was off and running. He spent years in radio, later 
founding The Juice FM 107.3 WJUC, the first African-American radio 
station in Ohio in 1997. It became known as the People's Station.
  He lived by the credo that if you have a good idea about a dream, 
think of the three P's: prayer, perseverance, and patience.
  May his inspiration bring comfort to his dear family, friends, and 
listening audience for whom he created a beloved community.

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