Editor's note: This article was started before Chuck Driebe's death earlier this week. He was interviewed for it, and was looking forward to it. Unfortunately, he died before it was published. He died March 1, at Emory Hospital. This is, however, not an obituary, but a reflection on his long, productive and impactful life. For many, it will be a remembrance of a remarkable man.
Years of experience could be seen through Charles "Chuck" Driebe, Sr.'s gaze, as he leaned back on his leather chair, behind his desk, while casually puffing on a cigarette.
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