Charles Melvin Seitz

Surviving are his wife, Jere Seitz, also of Moreno Valley; his son, Mark Seitz of Florida; and his granddaughters, Miranda Seitz of Texas, and Carmen Seitz of Florida,

Chuck was in the United States Coast Guard for 13 years starting in 1956 when he was 17. He chose the Coast Guard because he thought that he would be guarding the coast of California watching all of the pretty beach bunnies. He found out quite differently. He was stationed all over the country, serving on many different kinds of duty stations from a lighthouse to a life boat station to a buoy tender to an ice breaker. He would have stayed in the service until retirement, but in 1968 his knee cap was crushed in an accident. Because this was long before the days of easy total knee replacement, he was medically discharged in 1969 after a year in the hospital undergoing many painful surgeries. He was a Boatswains Mate 1st Class upon his discharge.

As a young man, he was heavily involved in the martial arts of Chinese Kempo Karate (Kung-Fu) and Jiu-Jitsu, achieving black belt. Although his bum knee forced him to give this up as he got older, he still indulged in his love of the sport by watching every Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, and Jackie Chan movie that ever came out.

After Chuck was discharged from the Coast Guard, he worked at many different jobs, which ranged from installer at a telephone company to machinist at an aircraft manufacturing company to security guard. After he retired from all of that, he enjoyed playing computer games, watching movies, and going on the occasional cruise with his wife.

He also started adopting some of the small animals who came and camped out in the yard, and wound up with 4 cats and 2 dogs. He especially loved two of the cats, Prissy and Snowball. So much so, that after finding out that cigarette smoke could cause cats to develop oral cancer (from grooming themselves), he started smoking outside of the house (much to his wife's relief), and more specifically out front. He then became somewhat of the neighborhood watchman, and, as he was rather gregarious, he chatted with all who came by.

He will be missed by the many who knew him, but not by those who he offended with his twisted sense of humor, and his boisterous manner.

A Graveside Service will be held at 11:15am on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Riverside National Cemetery located at 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, California, 92518. Face coverings must be worn.

There will be no reception following the service.