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Sad to hear, "Crazy Charlie" was one of a kind. Our prayers go out to his family.
tunnelvision69
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rip charlie
MattBMiller
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Rip
Wrinkleface
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Bummer, RIP!
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I met Charlie at The Miami Boat Show 4 years ago. A true character who lived life to its fullest.
He will be missed.
He will be missed.
Shanghied Again
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I met Charlie a few years ago and he was a bundle of energy. My prayers to the family from the way he was, he will deeply be missed. May He Rest In Peace.
ROSARYVILLE---A local who starred in and won the grand prize in a network TV reality show was killed Tuesday in a midday fatality wreck on Hwy 22 west of Ponchatoula.
Charlie Albert, 54, of Springfield, was killed in the 1 p.m. wreck at the intersection of Hwy 22 west and Rosaryville Road.
Louisiana State Police say Albert was driving his motorcycle when a Nissan four-door driven by Terrence Nelson, 25, of Hammond, made a left turn in front of Albert's cycle. The motorcycle collided with the right front passenger side of the Nissan.
Albert was taken to North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond where he was pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the crash.
Nelson was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail and has been charged with failure to yield and negligent homicide. State Police say blood samples were taken and have been forwarded, per standard procedure in such cases, to the State Police Crime Lab for further analysis.
Albert, owner of the Blood River marina in Killian, was known to locals as "Crazy Charlie." A marina owner at 24, Albert loved boats and spent much of his downtime on the Tickfaw, where he was a self-proclaimed "River Rat." His annual poker runs on the Tickfaw, charity boat runs, and his Mardi Gras parties on the river were popular and subject of many great stories and local lore throughout the Florida Parishes.
In 2004-05, Albert joined the ranks of Hollywood, starring in the TBS network reality-based "The Real Gilligan's Island." The show pit contestants in a remake of the 1960s TV show by the same name with two teams of seven characters who competed first to determine the best contestant in each character's role and then which character would ultimately survive island life to win a $250,000 prize. Albert, who played the role of The Skipper, outlasted all of his fellow contestants and won America's heart as the jovial, fun-loving but resourceful captain. Albert brought home the quarter of a million dollars, bringing celebrity back with him to his south Florida Parishes home.
In his professional life, Albert was a mud diver, spending more than 16 years searching for sinker cypress logs in the bayous and along the Tickfaw River. Albert was also world-record-holder, breaking all existing timed attempts to cross the Gulf of Mexico. In 1995, Albert made the trek in less than 16 hours, and in 1999, he bested his own time by almost two full hours, claiming a second world-record racing across the mighty Gulf.
Funeral arrangements for Albert were incomplete as of late Tuesday night.
Charlie Albert, 54, of Springfield, was killed in the 1 p.m. wreck at the intersection of Hwy 22 west and Rosaryville Road.
Louisiana State Police say Albert was driving his motorcycle when a Nissan four-door driven by Terrence Nelson, 25, of Hammond, made a left turn in front of Albert's cycle. The motorcycle collided with the right front passenger side of the Nissan.
Albert was taken to North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond where he was pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the crash.
Nelson was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail and has been charged with failure to yield and negligent homicide. State Police say blood samples were taken and have been forwarded, per standard procedure in such cases, to the State Police Crime Lab for further analysis.
Albert, owner of the Blood River marina in Killian, was known to locals as "Crazy Charlie." A marina owner at 24, Albert loved boats and spent much of his downtime on the Tickfaw, where he was a self-proclaimed "River Rat." His annual poker runs on the Tickfaw, charity boat runs, and his Mardi Gras parties on the river were popular and subject of many great stories and local lore throughout the Florida Parishes.
In 2004-05, Albert joined the ranks of Hollywood, starring in the TBS network reality-based "The Real Gilligan's Island." The show pit contestants in a remake of the 1960s TV show by the same name with two teams of seven characters who competed first to determine the best contestant in each character's role and then which character would ultimately survive island life to win a $250,000 prize. Albert, who played the role of The Skipper, outlasted all of his fellow contestants and won America's heart as the jovial, fun-loving but resourceful captain. Albert brought home the quarter of a million dollars, bringing celebrity back with him to his south Florida Parishes home.
In his professional life, Albert was a mud diver, spending more than 16 years searching for sinker cypress logs in the bayous and along the Tickfaw River. Albert was also world-record-holder, breaking all existing timed attempts to cross the Gulf of Mexico. In 1995, Albert made the trek in less than 16 hours, and in 1999, he bested his own time by almost two full hours, claiming a second world-record racing across the mighty Gulf.
Funeral arrangements for Albert were incomplete as of late Tuesday night.
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