Charles William Corsi Jr.

Fullerton " Charles W. Corsi Jr. (Charlie), age 70, died Wednesday January 25th, 2012 at home. Charlie is survived by his sister Joanne Corsi Villano (Tom), son Jeff Corsi, daughter Lori Corsi Meier (Jeff). Wife, Patricia Moreira-Corsi, step children Calle Hendry, Coree Del Giorgio, Sidney, Robert and Ashley Quintanilla. Grandchildren Aaron, Ashe and Asa Corsi; Grant and Austin Reed; Griffin Langiano; Abraham Tavares and Melissa Ortega. Aunts Gloria Sinuk and Adeline Figueira, many nieces and nephews, close family members and friends. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Josephine Corsi and daughter Teri Corsi. Brooklyn Charlie was born at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York on September 19, 1941. Shortly thereafter they moved to East Patchogue, Long Island. As a young boy in Patchogue, Charlie delivered newspapers and saved his paper route money to purchase his first car, a custom 1935 Ford Coupe, which was the talk of the town. At Bellport High (Class of 1960) he was the class clown and was very proud that the caption under his senior picture read Life Is a Comedy . He never missed a reunion and kept in contact with many of his classmates. Charlie attended Adelphi University on Long Island and majored in Liberal Arts for a short time, and then enlisted in the US Army where he was stationed in New Jersey and promoted to Sergeant within a very short period of time. After his time in the service, Charlie moved to Southern California where he met his first wife Jeri and together they raised 3 children, Lori, Jeff and Teri. Charlie worked for the City of Anaheim for 5 years before he took the leap to become Charlie Corsi, Realtor, at Red Carpet Realty. He later became a broker and bought a Red Carpet franchise and then a Realty World franchise. His real estate expertise and reputation led him to receive much recognition and many awards. Charlie had a passion for cool cars, beautiful women and questionable tattoos. He is credited with starting the Thursday Night Cruise at Giovannis amongst many others. He had a knack for promoting anything that had to do with custom cars, hot rods and Italian food. Do we need to tell you Charlie had a heart of gold? It was obvious; Charlie loved people and especially kids. He made it his personal mission to make sure every kid knew how special they were. After talking to Charlie, we are sure you felt the same way. Among his other passions were deep sea fishing in Mexico with his dearest buddies, faxing dirty or Italian jokes to anyone he thought might enjoy them, match making or simply stopping strangers in the street to correctly guess where they were from. It was a truly amazing talent he had. So many wonderful things have been said about Charlie since his passing. He should be remembered as a guy whos cup was always half fullnever half empty . A guy who would literally give you the shirt off his back (anything to show off his tattoos). A beautiful soul who brought a smile and laughter to anyone he met. One friend wrote: Charlie, I will always remember you for your heart, your humor and your genuine love for the people around you. Because Ive known you, I will always have a soft spot for Brooklyn! All of us will miss you. I find comfort in knowing you are now basking in the eternal comfort and splendor of Gods presence. We love you dearly and will miss you madly Viewing to be held 6-8 PM Friday, Feb 3 with a rosary at 7 PM at McAulay & Wallace Chapel, Fullerton. Funeral service will be 10 AM Saturday, Feb. 4 at First Christian Church, Fullerton. A Military burial will be held at 11:45 AM Monday, Feb. 6 at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations towards the service.