I am saddened to report to you the loss of a special friend and long time member of our forum that we all love and respece and have learned much from Bebop

Hi Bill,

This is Alan Piper. I am Chucks youngest son. I am writing to inform you of the unfortunate passing away of my father this morning around 6:15am.
He awoke this morning asking my mother to call for an ambulance which she did and as she was doing so he passed out into unconsciousness. By the time the ambulance arrived within 10 minutes or less he was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary but pronounced dead on arrival from the details we had.
As you know he has been suffering from COPD for a while now and it seems he lost the fight he was struggling with this disease.
I know you were a friend of his and had come here to collect some things from his flat in Whitefield.

This may or may not be the right time to discuss this but as you also know my father had a Technics KN7000 keyboard as well as another one in his flat (I am not sure of the make or model of that one).
I was wondering if you would have any information on how we may sell this keyboard to a good owner with all the other stuff to go along with it, as in the SD cards and such.

If this would not be something you would know about if you can let me know please so I can explore other avenues. I want to try to clear as much of the 'luggage' that my mom is going to have to deal with as possible as it is a stressful time for us all as we deeply miss my father. To try to describe how we feel is hard. Numbness at his passing so quickly, anger at not having spent more time with him. Love as we remember all the good times we spent as a family.

Any help you can gives us would be gratefully received.


Thanks,

Alan Piper
charles.piper1@ntlworld.com
BEBOP

I was saddened to hear that Chuck has passed away. I was fortunate enough to meet him along with others at the Technics 'North of the Gap' get together held here in the UK.
He was a true gentleman and will be sadly missed.
John

P.S. I'm fairly sure his other keyboard was a KN6000 - from a chat we had when we met.

Very sorry to hear that - condolences to amily

I'm both SHOCKED & deeply SADDENED to hear this tragic news. Chuck & I had shared some nice telephone chats while he was out visiting here in California last year. He has been my longtime loyal SZ friend, both on and off the forum, coming to my defense on numerous occasions here. He will be greatly missed by many. My deepest condolences go out to Alan Piper & his family.

Scott Yee

Chuck and I corresponded many times. Both of us retired from the Air Force. Never had met Chuck but came across as a level headed gentleman. He will be missed by many on this forum. Deepest sympathy to Alan and his family.

Fran in Florida

I am sad to hear the bad news about Chuck.
We exchanged many emails.I am X Royal Air Force!
I live quite close to Chuck, I shall miss him. I know he had been ill for quite a while. But it is a shock.
I will pray for him tonight,and also strengh
for his family.
He will be missed!
Joe

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Hello all.
It would seeem the other keyboard is the
KN6000, please read the profile for Chuck
Regards.
Joe

Profile for Chuck Piper
Date Registered: 01-17-2002
Status: Member
Total Posts: 402
Current Email: salford.crp@ntlworld.com
Homepage: http://
Occupation: U.S. Air Force Retiree
Location: United Kingdom
Interests: KN6000, KN7000, Computing, Golf.

I didn't know Chuck but I know some of the Zoners who are missing Chuck. I'm a newer member of SynthZone. I've readed that Chuck was ill for a longer time. Maybe this was the reason why I couldn't meet him since I'm in here.

It's sad to hear that I won't have the chance to meet him any more. The only good thing of the Grim Reaper is that he takes our burdens away and leads us back at home - he's finally a friend who shows mercy! He's a servant of the Lord!

My condolences to the family for the lost of a loved human!

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Greetings from Frankfurt (Germany),
Sheriff ;-)

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I am realy shocked to hear the bad news.
Chuck and I we had a special e-mail relationship because a long time ago he was in the Netherlands ( Soesterberg ) for RAF.
Sometimes he wrote me e-mails in the Dutch language.
My deepest condoleances for you and your family. Be strong in the coming time.

Jack Docters

Very sad news.
My deepest condoleances goes to his family.
GJ

Very sad news indeed. I met Chuck at the 'North of the Gap' gathering, which we had in the UK, shortly after the KN7000 was released. He was, as others have said, a real Gentleman and was always eager to help other forum members, when he could.

Chuck became a real friend to me and at his request, I went to visit him at his flat, in Manchester just last month. It was very obvious to me that he was having a very difficult time coping with the horrible disease, which he had contracted.

I believe the reference made by Alan, in the initial post in this thread "I know you were a friend of his and had come here to collect some things from his flat in Whitefield." was intended for me, and I will contact Alan to help out, if I can.

In case Alan does not read the messages on the forum, I will pass on the sentiments to him and Chuck's family.
A sad day indeed............

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Willum

It is sad to hear that someone has passed on. Because it is on this forum and it is Chuck who added so much, the sadness is deeper, it is personal.

On the positive side, all that is happening does tell us about the value and sensitivity of our forum.

My prayers go to Chuck?s family.
John C.

Bill, you are correct and I advised Alan of that. In his second letter to me he said he later realized that it was you that visited him and it was me that he came to visit in California. His elderly aunt lives just up the freeway from me a short distance. His brother lives in Los Angeles. I had hoped he would be able to come over again this year but he told me about 3 or 4 weeks ago that he was afraid he had made his last trip to the states. Chuck was a native of California.
Thanks to all for your posts. Chuck was a great man and inspiration to all the members of this forum. He never stopped trying to master his music and instruments.
Best to all
Bebop

Chuck was both a great BBS friend as well as an accomplished musician. I am so sorry to hear this news but all the same all of us that knew him will never forget him. I am sure he is still looking down on the BBS and appreciating all the good wishes from the members here that knew him. We will all miss Chuck. Our sympathy goes out to his family.

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What sad and devastating news! Although I did not know Chuck in person, he was a devoted SynthZone contributor and a great musician. Now the heavenly music he played so well is for the angels above to share, as we have shared it during his earthly lifetime.

My deepest sympathy and condolences to all his family. He will be sorely missed by us all.

Ted Rose

Hello

I'm Rob Piper, Chuck's middle son (there are 3 of us, Roy is the eldest, then me then Alan). I have been so heartened to hear the lovely things that you have all been saying about my Dad, someone who we all loved so very much and who we will miss more than any words can ever say.

My Dad leaves behind our Mum who my Dad always called Queenie (real name Lydia) as well as a brother Richard and sister Margaret. My uncle Richard lives in Los Angeles, California and he will be coming over for my Dad's funeral which will be on Friday 17th of June at St Paul's Church in Blackley, Manchester.

My Dad as many of you will have discovered, was a bright, intelligent man who was deeply committed and interested in learning to play music. He started out in his teens playing the trombone in the Los Angeles Youth Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the keyboard and trombone, he had also learnt to play the guitar over the years, particularly the bass.

He was intereseted in so many things, including golf, history, computing, speedway (used to race for the B team at the Bellevue Aces in the 50's), lots of sport, astronomy as well as keeping in touch with friends.

My Dad's greatest enthusiasm was reserved for his family, who he loved dearly and talked about constantly. For us he was a star (according to his grandson Joshua) and we will always remember him with love and affection.

Can I just thank you all for saying so many nice things about him and for helping us to see that his light shone in other people's lives too.

Best wishes
The Piper Family

My condolences as well to Chuck's family ... While it is a loss, it is nice to read about the obviously deep, loving relationship he had with his family... That is something that is missing far to often from people's lives today ...
My prayers are with his wife, Lydia (my wife's name as well) and his sons...
t.

How saddened I was to learn only this morning (via e-mail from Bill Norrie), of the passing of Chuck.

I never met him, but from time to time we exchanged 'chatty' e-mails, debating subjects we had in common such as music, golf, and todays society. He held very strong, but thoughtful views on such matters. And it was obvious from his writings to me (which I still have), that here was 'a gentleman'. - Intelligent, articulate, kindly, and caring. A breed of mankind who 'give' to people, instead of taking.

Our very brief touching of souls, was a 'profit-making' experience. Thanks Chuck.

Colin leaney

Prayers to all the family

Barry

He was a great contribitor to the forums, and will be sadly missed. Take my condolences Rob,

Tony

With pain in my heart I just read this sad announcement that Chuck isn't anymore among us.
I knew in former years he lived some years in Holland and he knew some dutch expressions still.
I only can say 'Goedenavond, mijn vriend' (Goodevening my friend); with those dutch words he mostly ended his mails ... R.I.P.
My deepest condoleances to his family.
Cees

I miss Chuck.

Larry Hawk