I'm sorry to pass along the news of Chuck Fisher's death.
Regrets,
Tim

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> Subject: [nyac-l] Chuck Fisher - Obituary
> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:05:07 -0500
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> Charles L. Fisher, Ph.D.
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> NORTH GREENBUSH - Charles L. Fisher, Ph.D., 57, of North Greenbush,
> passed away peacefully Thursday, February 8, 2007, at his home,
> surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with  
> melanoma.
>
>
> He was born in Champagne, IL, on August 17, 1949, son of Ann and  
> Charles
> L. Fisher of Schodack.
>
> He attended SUNY New Paltz as an undergraduate and obtained his  
> Ph.D. in
> anthropology from the state University at Albany in 1983.  He was a
> renowned scholar of the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary  
> War.
> He also published on the importance of the archeology of 19th-century
> domestic sites in New York.
>
> He was a long-time member of the New York State Archeological
> Association (Fellow), New York State Archeological Council, the  
> Council
> of Northeast Historical Archeology, the Society of American  
> Archeology,
> the Society of Historical Archeology and the Industrial Archeology
> Society. He was also a member of the Rensselaer Historical Society,  
> the
> Iroquois Indian Museum, Historic Albany Foundation, the Albany  
> Institute
> of History and Art and the Friends of the New York State Museum.
>
> He worked at the Bureau of Historic Sites at the state Office of  
> Parks,
> Recreation and Historic Preservation as an archeologist and was
> currently the curator of historic archeology at the State Museum. He
> also taught archeology at RPI and the state University at Albany at
> various times.
>
> Charles enjoyed and studied New York state archeology. He was a
> published author and a respected scholar. He will be missed by his
> coworkers and colleges as well as his family.
>
> He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was a very
> special person.
>
> Charles is survived by his beloved wife and best friend Karen
> (Struchtemeyer-Hartgen); his parents Ann (Simmemeyer) and Charles L.
> Fisher of Schodack; his three children Kate E. (Kevin) Tubbs,  
> Robert C.
> Fisher and Sarah A. Fisher; his sister Carol Truebe and her husband  
> Jon
> of Wolfeboro, NH; his niece Carey Truebe; his nephew Eric Truebe  
> and his
> wife Sandra and their new son Benjamin; and his brother-in-law  
> Robert R.
> Struchtemeyer, his wife Judy and their daughter Dena. He was  
> predeceased
> by his brother Robert Allen Fisher.
>
> Visiting hours will be from 5-7 p.m. today at the Thomas S Connolly
> Funeral Home, 294 Whiteview Road in Wynantskill.  There will also be a
> celebration of Chuck's life on Saturday, the 17th of February, from  
> 2-4
> p.m. at the State Museum in Albany.
>
> In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Fisher Fund for
> Historic Archeology, c/o of John Hart, New York State Museum, CEC,
> Albany, NY 12230.
>
> Published in the Albany Times Union from 2/11/2007 - 2/12/2007.