- Date Of Birth: December 6, 1962
- Date Of Death: July 27, 2011
- State: Arizona
Charles David Folch, on July 27, 2011 Jesus came and took him by the hand and led him Home to eternal rest after a valiant and inspirational 8 year fight against choroidal melanoma cancer. Charles was born in Highland Park, Illinois on December 6, 1962. He was raised in Hastings, Minnesota, where he was a childhood neighbor and best friend to his future wife, Julie Doyle. He graduated from Hastings Senior High School in 1981, and completed his matriculation through the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology with a B.S. Degree with Honors in Civil Engineering in May, 1986. He was inducted as a member of Chi Epsilon, the National Civil Engineering Honor Society, in December, 1985.
Charles and Julie were married on August 2, 1986 in Hastings. He worked as the Assistant City Engineer for the City of Hastings for several years before moving to the position of Director of Public Works/City Engineer in Chanhassen, Minnesota where he formed a very close bond with his staff and city workers. He was active in numerous sports teams, and indulged in his lifelong love affair of cars (or basically anything with a motor.)
Charles considered his greatest achievements in life to be his daughter Celina Marie Folch, born in January, 1995 and his son, Lucas Charles Folch, born in October, 1997.
The family relocated to Fountain Hills, Arizona in January, 2000 where Charles joined the Civil Engineering firm of HTPO, Inc. in Fountain Hills, where he worked as the Engineering Department Manager through 2009.
