Charles "Chuck" August Schacht was born on March 31, 1946 to LeRoy Schacht and Laura Woods Schacht. He married Roberta Coons on August 10, 1968. They were happily married for 55 years and enjoyed many grand adventures together. He is survived by his sister, Laura Reid and his brother, Jeff Schact of Galesburg, Illinois.
He and his wife attended Victory Christian Center and participated in a weekly Bible study that they enjoyed with fellow believers.

He graduated from Galesburg High school in 1964. He played baseball for Galesburg High school, the American Legion, Monmouth College and Arizona State University.
He achieved his bachelor's from Monmouth College in Monmouth, IL and his master's degree from Arizona State University.

He taught for Lombard Jr High School in Galesburg and at the University of Chicago where he was head baseball coach and the assistant basketball coach. He worked for the ORU Dental School and he worked for Autopilots Central in Tulsa, OK for 20 years.

He loved sailing, was an avid NASCAR fan having attended many championship races with his bride. He also enjoyed computer racing with fellow NASCAR enthusiasts in the off seasons. He was an amateur radio operator and he had earned the extra class designation which was the highest class assigned to an amateur. His call sign was KJ5RE.. He also enjoyed riding his Harley trike and bowling.

He resided in Tulsa, Ok for the last 42 years. and graduated to his reward and became a Silent Key on November 18, 2023.

Funeral Service will be 10:00 am Friday, December 8, 2023, at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Funeral Directors and Cremation Service Galesburg Chapel. Chaplain Jordan Knight officiating. Burial will be in Avon Cemetery, Avon, Illinois.

Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 918-585-1151