Charles R. ‘chuck’ Giger, Jr. Obituary

Charles R. ‘chuck’ Giger, Jr. attended Moon High School in Moon Township, PA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Charles R. ‘chuck’ Giger, Jr..

Graduation Year	Faculty
Date of Passing	Jan 29, 2018
About	On January 29, 2018, Charles. R. “Chuck” Giger, Jr. of Hookstown, Pa., succumbed to a three year battle with cancer. He was born in Millvale on August 26, 1938, and was preceded in death by his parents, Charles R. Sr. and Rosalie Schelenski Giger of Millvale. He is survived by sons, Mark I. of Florida, Scott I. of Lower Burrell, Gale I. of Calif., and two sisters, Carol Giger and her son, Jesse, and Janet Metzger and her husband, Robert, and children, Cathy Sue and Bobby. He graduated from Millvale High School and then went into the Army for two years. After an honorable discharge, he went to Potomac State, W.Va., where he was the Quarterback and in ’02 he was inducted into the Potomac State Athletic Hall of Fame. He went on to WVU where he graduated with two degrees in Physical and Health Education. He touched many children’s lives as a PE teacher in the Moon Area School District for 33 years, where he was the first to place a female on an all-male basketball team. An avid hunter, he loved restoring old cars and loved his summer camping trips to Rockland, Pa. with his family and friends. He attended the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church in Independence, Hopewell Twp., where he is interred. Contributions can be made to his two favorite charities, St. Jude’s and Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Arrangements by COPELAND MOON TOWNSHIP FUNERAL HOME, 981 Brodhead Road, www.copelandfuneralhomes.com.