Chuck’s life began in New Jersey where he grew up surrounded by his Irish and Belgian family. He was an only child, but his late mother raised champion Boston Bull Terriers (12 to be exact), so he was never lonely.
He attended seminary at the age of 14, then continued his studies at St Joseph High School in Paterson. He then went onto Rutgers University to study biology and chemistry. He graduated in 1962, the first person in his family to ever graduate from college. During college, decided he wanted to go to medical school; however, medical school was expensive and seemed out of reach until a friend told him that he could go to medical school in Europe for free. Chuck immediately looked into it and when it came down to deciding whether to go to the Netherlands (where they taught classes in English, but where it rained 200+ days a year) or Italy (where they taught classes only in Italian, but had amazing weather (not to mention food)), the decision was easy.
While studying at the University of Roma-La Sapienza, he met his wife, Liana Palange Buysse. They dated for several years while Chuck finished medical school in 1969, then they returned to the US to start their married life together. Chuck liked to joke that he brought home “the greatest Italian souvenir”. Chuck did his residency at New Jersey College of Medicine in Newark while also serving as a Captain in the Army National Guard.
In 1975, Chuck moved to Naples where he began practicing Gastroenterology. He was the 2nd gastroenterologist in town and he practiced at the Naples Medical Center and the Naples Community Hospital for 32 years until he retired in 2007.
Chuck loved many things – history, travel, cooking (Carbonara a la Chuck was legendary), movies and above all else, his family. Growing up an only child to parents who were also only children, he didn’t have many aunts, uncles or cousins, but when he married Liana, he inherited a very large Italian family. And they embraced him with open arms and he them. The family travelled to Italy every summer and over the years, many an Italian relative came to stay with Chuck and family in Naples.
Chuck loved spending time with his family and friends and was always ready to recount some amazing story about an old movie or historical event. In fact, his daughter went onto become an entertainment attorney and his son a history teacher. Evidently, his stories were captivating to all who heard them, but especially to his children who adored him.
Chuck is survived by his wife of 51 years, Liana Buysse, his son and daughter-in-law, Christopher Buysse and Theresa Trindade Buysse, his daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl Buysse Lynch and Brendan Lynch, and his 3 beloved grandchildren, Lucas, Logan and Kayla.
Services will be held at Hodges Funeral Home, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 10am. Masks are encouraged.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (https://ssvpusa.org/donate/) or a charity of your choice.
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