Chari Ainsworth, our Lady Jeeper.

Kenny

Well Known Member
I'm so sad to bring the news that our longtime friend Lady Jeeper passed away early this morning. I have none of the particulars, but having talked with her fairly recently and seeing her post's on facebook just a few days' ago, I'm shocked! Rest in peace my friend, you will be missed.
 

MIRAMAR

Well Known Member
Oh, so sorry to hear that! I'll think of her when looking out towards the beach, remembering how much she loved it.
 

Landshark

Well Known Member
Very sad news, was just thinking about her today and now this. I only met her a few times but considered her a friend because she made you feel that way. One of the nicest people I’ve ever met and she had a love for RP and it’s people that was second to no one. You will be missed Chari.
 

tndr_cpl

Active Member
I was so sorry to hear this. Just the other day I was thinking I hadn't seen any posts from her recently. Blessings to her friends and family.
 

La Huerita

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I'm so sad to bring the news that our longtime friend Lady Jeeper passed away early this morning. I have none of the particulars, but having talked with her fairly recently and seeing her post's on facebook just a few days' ago, I'm shocked! Rest in peace my friend, you will be missed.
Oh man! I knew she'd been having health issues for quite a while, but this shocks me and makes me very sad. Chari didn't have a mean bone in her body and had such a droll sense of humor; I was hoping that she really would write a little book with all of her funny stories in it.

She was a decade younger than me; way too young to leave us.

I will always remember her by something she mentioned in a conversation we had earlier this year. To me, this is the essential Chari:

"I can swear in 2 languages
i remember seeing Canyon de Chelly. I leaned on the railing and cried
We got to go on a guide Jeep tour in our Jeeps. It was spiritual"
I hope she knew how loved she was by her many friends.
 
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Stuart

Aye carumba!!!
Staff member
Speechless. Not the news I wanted to hear when I opened this thread. You will be so missed, Chari. :confused:
 

Roberto

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Well I know I am going to the MIrador this weekend and drink a beer on the beach.. Maybe go sit on the porch at her trailer if I can find it.
 

Stuart

Aye carumba!!!
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Lot 149, I think. Stopped by once on my way out with a buddy just to say hi. She and mom were still in jammies late in the afternoon. Said "Well, hi!" and headed up the road.

She was a character. Mom, too.
 

GringoZona

Well Known Member
That is so sad. She was one of the best on this board about sharing stories of Penasco's past. I never got a chance to meet her in person but I felt like I knew her. Rest in peace.
 

joester

2 salty dawgs
So sad to hear this news - Chari was one of our first friends at PDO and here at the forum. We hope to hear about a memorial service for her soon, her sister posted something on her Facebook page. I've inserted a picture from a trip out to La Pinta from 2011, good times on the beach!
I remember a number of years ago, we needed to make a beer run - Chari let me borrow and drive her Jeep, she said she never had done that for anyone before, I still think that was a special honor. Past few years we have missed her at Thanksgiving over at Val + Chucks - she said her Mom wanted to have the family together in Phoenix. We shall raise a toast to her in a few weeks when we gather again!
RIP Lady Jeeper !!!
 

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Kenny

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So sad to hear this news - Chari was one of our first friends at PDO and here at the forum. We hope to hear about a memorial service for her soon, her sister posted something on her Facebook page. I've inserted a picture from a trip out to La Pinta from 2011, good times on the beach!
I remember a number of years ago, we needed to make a beer run - Chari let me borrow and drive her Jeep, she said she never had done that for anyone before, I still think that was a special honor. Past few years we have missed her at Thanksgiving over at Val + Chucks - she said her Mom wanted to have the family together in Phoenix. We shall raise a toast to her in a few weeks when we gather again!
RIP Lady Jeeper !!!
Hi Joe, I sent you an email right off, but maybe it's been changed? A picture of Chari on Thanksgiving, and a few others from 10 years ago.big 1,288 ends labor day 1085.jpgbig 1,288 ends labor day 1081.jpgbig 1,288 ends labor day 1082.jpgbig 1,288 ends labor day 1080.jpg
 
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joester

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Thanks Kenny,
So sad about Chari, still have not heard about a memorial service or celebration of life.
My email has probably changed a few times at least in 10 years.
Are you coming down for Thanksgiving? Haven't seen you in a while......
 

Stuart

Aye carumba!!!
Staff member
Thanks for posting those Kenny.

A very handsome Ric Felder in one of those pics. One of the best fishermen I've met in my life.
 

Kenny

Well Known Member
Thanks Kenny,
So sad about Chari, still have not heard about a memorial service or celebration of life.
My email has probably changed a few times at least in 10 years.
Are you coming down for Thanksgiving? Haven't seen you in a while......
No, I won't be down and though we've been in contact a few times in the last 10 years, it has been a while; a long while.
 
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