Charles Joseph "Chuck" Raff of Mechanicsville, Maryland passed away on June 4, 2007 at his home. He was 51 years old.

Born on June 25, 1955 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Lula and Joseph Raff. Mr. Raff served in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War until he was Honorably Discharged in 1975 at the rank of Private First Class. He was a self-employed painter operating the Chuck-O-Painting Company. A member of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce and the Charles County Medic Unit, Mr. Raff was an all around "Mr. Fix-it", building and repairing most anything that needed to be taken care of.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters Marion Tate and Irene Harr.

He lives behind his wife Judy Raff; daughters Ginger Lynn O'Brien and her husband Dennis James of Warrington, VA, Dana Sue Raff and her fiance David Lenox of Mechanicsville, MD; grandsons Joseph Michael O'Brien and Nicholas James O'Brien.