Charles Brown, a former Mexico resident and 1959 graduate of Mexico High School, recently completed a feat that many might find challenging, but which he enthusiastically anticipated.
As a gift to …
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![Charles Brown looks a bit nervous as he exits the plane in a tandem jump to mark his 80th birthday. Brown is a Mexico native living in North Carolina. [Submitted photo]](https://beta.creativecirclecdn.com/mexicoledger/original/20210826-172648-C.%20Brown%20-%20Photo%203.jpg)
Charles Brown, a former Mexico resident and 1959 graduate of Mexico High School, recently completed a feat that many might find challenging, but which he enthusiastically anticipated.
As a gift to himself for his 80th birthday in early July, Brown decided to celebrate by skydiving, repeating the same activity he completed when he turned 65. After researching and visiting a number of companies in the Charlotte, North Carolina area where he now resides, he selected SkyDive Carolina in Chester, South Carolina.
Accompanied by his daughter and grand-daughter, drove to the site on Friday, July 16. However, due to poor weather conditions that day, the flight could not take place.
So he made arrangements to return to Chester on Sunday, July 18, wearing a t-shirt sent to him by his brother Sherman Brown, a current Mexico resident. The shirt read: “I am 16 with 64 years of experience.”
This time, the flight went off without a hitch. After a safe landing, Brown said that the experience was exhilarating and all he had hoped it would be. He recalled the first skydive he made 15 years earlier, and said that the repeat event certainly met his expectations.
He plans, with good luck and continued longevity, to repeat the feat when turns 85.
