Former longtime Lamorinda resident Chuck Vierra passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept 26.
Born and raised in Oakland, California, he was a Berkeley firefighter for 28 years, owned and operated A Ace Carpentry for 40 years and was a Korean War vet. He and his wife, Kay, lived in Moraga from 1966 to 2005.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Kay, and survived by his four daughters: Cheryl Lee (Rich), Kathy Bigelow (Rich), Lynelle Flowers (Mark), DeeDee Vierra (Lisa) and Grandsons Tim, Carl and Zach.
There will be a Celebration of Life service at 11 a.m. Oct. 24 at Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland. All are welcome. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org.
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