He graduated from the University of Texas in 1970 with a degree in mathematics and accepted a position as a high school math teacher in Dallas, where he would teach for 38 years.Ĭharlie was blessed with a large and loving family. He was an acolyte for his father as an adolescent and taught youth group to students as an adult. He was immersed in the Christian community that would be his lifelong support from an early age. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace.Ĭharlie was born to the late Charles and Ellen Drake, a Methodist pastor and a homemaker respectively, in Austin, TX on March 2, 1948. Charles "Charlie" Harrison Drake III, 65, returned to his heavenly home on Januafter a valiant battle with a long illness.
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