Charlue A. Forshay

Charlue Ann Rudd Forshay, 76, of Tallahassee, died March 9, 2016 at the Big Bend Hospice House in Tallahassee, FL after a brief illness. A memorial service is planned for Thursday, March 24th, 2016 at 4 P.M. at the Reflecting Pool in Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32309. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Big Bend Hospice (bigbendhospice.org). Charlue was born in Evanston, IL, to Charles Rudd and Lucile McSteven Rudd. Charlue and her family moved to Winter Park, FL and she graduated Winter Park High School in 1957. While at Winter Park High School she was in the marching band, was a majorette, and enjoyed water skiing and boating on Lake Killearny. She married the love of her life, Paul Forshay in June, 1959 and they embarked on a love story that spanned almost 60 years, having met while attending Winter Park High School. Charlue and Paul raised two children, Roger and Paige, and are proud grandparents four times over. Charlue was a fantastic business woman with impeccable style and a knack for creative endeavors. She worked as a licensed cosmetologist from the 1957 to the early 1970’s. She also went on to sell wholesale beauty supplies in the 1980’s for Pierre Brooks (Jacksonville). Later, Charlue purchased half ownership in a florist shop in Tallahassee in the mid- 1990’s. Throughout her professional life she participated in improving the lives of others, whether it was making a woman feel beautiful after a hair appointment or designing beautiful flower arrangements for special events. Charlue retired in 2000 in order to spend more time with her loving husband, her family and especially her grandchildren. She was so proud of their individual accomplishments: Morgan studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and working toward her doctorate in pharmacy degree, and Ella an honors student and accomplished horsewoman at the ripe old age of 10. In 1999, Charlue and Paul purchased a cottage on Beaver Lake in Sussex County, NJ, after which they spent almost every summer on the lake. She enjoyed having friends over to make homemade greeting cards, hosting dinner parties, and spending time with family when they visited the lake. In 2010, Charlue was diagnosed with lymphoma, which she struggled with for many years, going in and out of remission with Paul by her side for every doctor appointment and chemotherapy treatment. Most recently, she was in remission from the lymphoma but contracted a demyelinating brain virus, due to her weaken immune system. Charlue is survived by her husband Paul and their two children, Roger and Paige, both of Tallahassee, 4 grandchildren: Morgan Forshay (Carborrro, NC), Brittney and Justin Forshay (Jacksonville, FL), Ella Lamberto (Tallahassee), her brother Mickey Rudd and his wife Debbie (Sanford, FL), her sister and brother in-law Diane Forshay Barnett and Dave Barnett (Jacksonville, FL), and many loving friends.

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Charlue A. Forshay

June 5, 1939 - March 9, 2016