Charles Thomas Musante

As a youth, Chuck was an altar boy at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Warren and was a paperboy for several years with the former Warren Times Mirror. He was a 1968 graduate of Warren Area High School and received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Gannon University in Erie, PA.

Chuck served six years in the US Navy, achieving the rank of Lieutenant. He served aboard the frigate USS Rathburne and was navigator on the guided missile cruiser USS Worden. He served in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean theaters of operation and was home ported in Hawaii for a year and Japan for three years. Chuck received commendation for his efforts helping to evacuate and relocate many Vietnamese refugees in “Operation New Life” immediately after the fall of Saigon in 1975.

Most recently, Chuck had been employed for 29 years in the food and beverage department of the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

Chuck sincerely hoped that he left a positive piece of himself with many in his travels through life.

Chuck was preceded in death by his brother Gene C. Musante of Carver, MA. He is survived by his sister Rita Louise Musante of Hartford City, IN, and his brother Mark W. Musante of Edinboro, PA.

A visitation will be held from 10-11 am on Saturday, Aug. 26 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. West, Warren, PA, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be at St. Joseph Cemetery Mausoleum. A luncheon will then be served at St. Joseph Church.

Chuck’s family gratefully acknowledges his neighbors, Joe, and Thelma Griego, for the invaluable assistance they provided to him throughout their friendship, and in particular during the last several months of his life. Please visit his online Tribute at www.quinn-shalz.com. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz Family Funeral Home, Jacksonville Beach, FL.