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    A sad today – Sandtrap is playing craps in heaven

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    Hi all

    Today we say goodby to Charlie, "Sandtrap" Romano. Charlie passed away quietly in his sleep this morning.

    For those of you that don’t know, Charlie and his wife Marylin, "The Goddess" were Golden Touch’s very first students back 21 years ago. Charlie was a guy that always had a joke and loved his glass of vodka at dinner. He was a close friend of all of us in Golden Touch and we will miss him greatly.

    I want to include a poem that Charlie wrote to me in this post – not because it has me mentioned but for those of you that didn’t know Charlie it will give you a glimpse into the kind of man he was – gentle, warm hearted and always quick with a joke.

    Charlie, my friend, I will miss you very much. Say hello to Bob, Mr Finesse and Bill Ace 10 Burton, and tell them I will see them sometime, but not in the near future. 🙂

    Dom

    THANK YOU POEM TO DOM

    My birthday is always a special day for me,
    And you made it better than usual, times three.

    Your kindness in buying a delicious birthday cake,
    Was an extension of your loving handshake.

    You told me you loved me, which made me want to cry;
    Not in a sad way, but rather made me want to fly.

    Not too many men say that to another man,
    And I say the same back to you, like we are in a clan.

    Your thoughtfulness to me over these many years
    Is better than looking at women without brassieres.

    I asked Marilyn not to mention my March 17,
    And no one thought to wear green.

    She told me later she already had,
    And hoped I would enjoy it, and not get mad.

    Thanks again for all you’ve done,
    My best to you, you son-of-a-gun!

    Replies:

    Posted by: Little Debbie on July 8, 2019, 12:25 am

    Thank you for letting us know, Dom.

    Marilyn, my sincere condolences. Charlie was a good man, and we’ll miss him.

    Posted by: DoughBoy on July 8, 2019, 12:26 am

    Rest in Peace Charlie. Tough loss. Condolences to Marilyn.

    Posted by: Skinny on July 8, 2019, 12:55 am

    Losing someone we love is not easy. But knowing that we have been able to be a part of the life of Charlie "Sandtrap" Romano, we can realize that we are blessed to have been able to share in his life before he went to rest in eternal salvation. My condolences.

    Dom remembered one of his infamous poems. What came to my mind was his unassuming, gentle nature. Sandtrap told me many times that he was a horrible golfer. He felt he was not good enough to go out on a course so he would primarily only go to the driving range. One day I was finally able to talk him into going out to play golf together. What a shock it was to see him getting pars and birdies on a regular basis. The man had game.

    But you would never know it from talking to him. His modest and humble manner kept him from boasting. You will be missed Sandtrap.

    Posted by: MasterBlaster on July 8, 2019, 12:58 am

    Marilyn, my deepest condolences. Charlie will be deeply missed.

    Posted by: HardNine on July 8, 2019, 8:44 am

    Marilyn,
    So sorry to hear of Charlie’s passing. I know it’s been a difficult few years. I’d hoped we could all shoot together again, I’d had such a good time with you and him at the tables and at lunch talking. He was indeed such a gentle soul.

    Charlie, you will be missed.

    Don

    Posted by: Stinger on July 8, 2019, 10:37 am

    Very sad, our sincere condolences, prayers are with you Marilyn, God Speed old friend…

    Posted by: Wirenut on July 8, 2019, 11:31 am

    I had never had the pleasure of meeting Sandtrap, but have met Goddess a couple of times, recently. Sincere condolences at this difficult time, Goddess.

    Posted by: JawBones on July 8, 2019, 12:15 pm

    Thanks Dom for sharing this. Condolences to Marilyn and all who knew him.

    Posted by: BucksterK on July 8, 2019, 1:10 pm

    What a loss to us who knew him.
    What a total life-changing loss to Marilyn and his family.
    Charlie would post beautiful love-poems to his bride.
    They were alot like the one he wrote to you, Dom.
    Unmistakeable passion for The Goddess with a little humor thrown in.
    You rarely saw The Goddess without her Sandtrap.
    Life will be vastly different for the Taylor-Romano family.
    It will be different for the GTC family too.
    We all salute our dear friend as he joins that huge craps game in heaven.
    Roll On, Sandtrap, Roll On !!!

    Posted by: Philham on July 8, 2019, 2:28 pm

    Anita and I want to offer our condolences. My fondest memories of Charlie are from the championships that took place in Vegas years ago under the aegis of GTC. Charlie was the leader of our team, the Boardwalk Rollers. We had a lot of fun and he helped make the games a blast. He will be missed by all.

    Posted by: Loucifer on July 8, 2019, 6:14 pm

    So sorry to hear this.

    Sincerely,
    Lou

    Posted by: MrPiP on July 8, 2019, 10:00 pm

    Marilyn,

    So sorry to hear about your loss. You will always be blessed for standing by his side to the end and your GTC extended family will always stand by yours. His legacy will live on in our hearts and our commitment to play the game to the best of our abilities,

    Yours truly
    -Mr. PiP

    Posted by: Dr Crapology on July 8, 2019, 11:09 pm

    Goddess,

    The thoughts and prayers of Rose and Doc are with you during this trying time. All of GTC will miss our dear friend who gave us so much joy and happiness when we would meet you two in the various casinos over the years.

    It seems only yesterday, that shortly after we took the course in Tunica, we walked up to see you, Charlie, Skinny and the Raging Baritone playing at a craps table. We had not met you yet and were very new to the GTC principles of playing the game we all love so much. We were so excited to see someone rolling as we had been taught. I bought in too soon and made some other errors. Being green as a gourd with very little knowledge of how to act at the table, Charlie called me to a spot away from the table and counseled me in a firm manner and from that we became friends.

    Your GTC family will certainly miss Charlie.

    Rose and Doc

    Posted by: Finisher on July 9, 2019, 12:00 am

    Sorry for your loss .He will be missed by ALL.

    Posted by: The WoW Man on July 9, 2019, 1:45 pm

    Sorry for your loss. RIP Sandtrap.

    Posted by: Goddess on July 14, 2019, 8:37 pm

    Thank you everyone, and thank you for all your prayers through the years. I hope he is enjoying Craps with Mr. Finesse and Bill Burton.

    Goddess

    Posted by: Cmcierra on July 18, 2019, 11:30 am

    Marilyn, my condolences to you and your family.

    Cmcierra

    Posted by: TheUsualSuspect on July 20, 2019, 4:04 pm

    Marilyn it’s very sad to hear of Charlie’s passing, a very caring and pleasant man and enjoyable to be in his company. It brings a smile to my face thinking of him rolling at the table in the sky. All the best to you. TheUsualSuspect, Semper Fi carry on

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