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1944
Charles
2026
Charles H Stone
March 28, 1944 — May 2, 2026
Plattsburgh
Charlie was born in 1944 to Raymond and Ione Stone of Champlain, NY. He was educated at Champlain Central, which became Northeastern Central School, graduating in 1962. He was graduated from Norwich University of Vermont in 1966, where he majored in English and earned a degree in Liberal Arts.
Charlie went from Norwich to teaching at Northeastern Clinton Central, where he taught high school English for 31 years. In 1971, he married his sweetheart, Juanita Racette of Dannemora, who was an English teacher at Beekmantown Central School. They were married for 54 years and had two children.
A child of the ‘50s, Charlie became enamored of the fledgling music scene which merged the new rock ‘n’ roll of Elvis et. al. with the previous decade of pop stars. The fascination never ended, as he took up trumpet and guitar, especially in college, playing trumpet in a marching band and a concert band, and guitar in dance band and rock bands.
Later, while teaching, he began a 35-year career with three Plattsburgh radio stations: WKDR AM – 1970-83, WCFE FM – 1991-96, and WIRY 1340 AM – 1997-2017, producing music programs of pop, rock, and country for all three.
While at ‘KDR, he followed in the footsteps of the DJs of the ‘50s and ‘60s doing record hops on both sides of the Plattsburgh Airbase, later expanding to the communities of Rouses Point, Swanton, and St. Albans. His love of music and of working with young people lead him to claim he’d “never had a job [he] didn’t love.”
In 2009, Charlie once again picked up the guitar with his friends John Kains, John Champagne, and Erin Keefe for the country band Split Rock.
Charlie is survived by his wife Juanita, who was the love of his life, his children Elizabeth of Chicago and Christopher (Claire) of San Antonio; two sisters-in-law, Susan (David) Hurd of Morrisonville, and Karen (Gary) Duncan of Plattsburgh; two brothers-in law, Richard Racette (the late Cynthia) of Buffalo and James (Wendy) Racette of Boston; and 5 nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held on Wednesday May 6, 2026, from 4-7pm at the Brown Funeral Home a Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday May 7, 2026, at 10:00am at St. John’s Church in Plattsburgh.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to https://pulmonaryfibrosis.org
Charlie went from Norwich to teaching at Northeastern Clinton Central, where he taught high school English for 31 years. In 1971, he married his sweetheart, Juanita Racette of Dannemora, who was an English teacher at Beekmantown Central School. They were married for 54 years and had two children.
A child of the ‘50s, Charlie became enamored of the fledgling music scene which merged the new rock ‘n’ roll of Elvis et. al. with the previous decade of pop stars. The fascination never ended, as he took up trumpet and guitar, especially in college, playing trumpet in a marching band and a concert band, and guitar in dance band and rock bands.
Later, while teaching, he began a 35-year career with three Plattsburgh radio stations: WKDR AM – 1970-83, WCFE FM – 1991-96, and WIRY 1340 AM – 1997-2017, producing music programs of pop, rock, and country for all three.
While at ‘KDR, he followed in the footsteps of the DJs of the ‘50s and ‘60s doing record hops on both sides of the Plattsburgh Airbase, later expanding to the communities of Rouses Point, Swanton, and St. Albans. His love of music and of working with young people lead him to claim he’d “never had a job [he] didn’t love.”
In 2009, Charlie once again picked up the guitar with his friends John Kains, John Champagne, and Erin Keefe for the country band Split Rock.
Charlie is survived by his wife Juanita, who was the love of his life, his children Elizabeth of Chicago and Christopher (Claire) of San Antonio; two sisters-in-law, Susan (David) Hurd of Morrisonville, and Karen (Gary) Duncan of Plattsburgh; two brothers-in law, Richard Racette (the late Cynthia) of Buffalo and James (Wendy) Racette of Boston; and 5 nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be held on Wednesday May 6, 2026, from 4-7pm at the Brown Funeral Home a Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday May 7, 2026, at 10:00am at St. John’s Church in Plattsburgh.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to https://pulmonaryfibrosis.org
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