Windsor – Our Dad has gone home 01/30/2020.  To meet him on the other side are his folks Charles L. Augustine, Sr., Vera Watson Keyser (Bob), his son Matthew Wesley Augustine and his baby sister Julia LuAnn Nettles

He leaves behind his eldest daughter Victoria A. Saunders, husband John R. Saunders, III and their son Wesley Dakota Holland aka Bean.  Youngest daughter Jennifer Augustine-Roman, aka "Button" her husband Pete Roman and their son Brennan Lee Turner aka "ButterBean".  Mother of his children Sarah Bryant Hesters of Florida, sister Donna A. Lawson of Windsor, VA , brother Gary Augustine of California and his cousin Stanley Watson and wife Donna of Windsor, VA.

Dad was born January 10 ^th 1946 at Lejeune military base in North Carolina but he grew up in Tustin, California.  We grew up listening to his stories of surfing the Wedge, drag racing down the strip and of course of all the beautiful California girls.  Dad then joined the Navy onboard the Aircraft Carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt where he was able to work with the aircraft that fascinated him.  While stationed in Jacksonville he met and fell in love with another beach babe our mother.  They moved back to Virginia and although it didn't last the result was, we had a Dad that was our most fiercest protector and provider.  Late night runs for milk shakes, teaching us all to swim, drive a stick-shift and shoot a gun.  Beach days and late-night movies  were some of his favorite things he shared with us kids.  The stories of the Hollywood stars he met, and he could tell you who starred in all those black and white movies but his favorite was of course the Duke.   We never wanted for stray dogs, chickens, ponies or hot rods to cruise in.

Dad spent over 30-years at Union Camp (International Paper) on "old number 11" in Sheet-Finishing.  He would chide us kids when we went to Franklin about that awful smell and he would say kids that smell is food on your table and clothes on your back.   He was not perfect by any means, but we never doubted that we were taken care of and loved.  He was larger than life and will be missed beyond measure.

Donations to the Windsor Volunteer Rescue would be appreciated.  We would like to express our most sincerest appreciation to the nursing staff of Sentara Obici ICU for their compassion that was above and beyond.  We could not have asked for better care and support.  They were our heroines in our time of need. Nurse Sandy, thank you is not enough, you will forever be in our hearts. Later Gators!

No service will be held; WE will take care of our Dad ourselves as he took care of us.

www.wrightfuneralhome.org

Don't grieve for me

For now I am free

I follow the path that my maker laid for me.

I took his hand when I heard him call.

I turned away and left it all.

I could not stay another day

My girls ushered me to peace at the end of my day.

If my parting has left a void then fill it with remembrance of our joy.

SURF IS UP, GOTTA GO.