Charles Allen Dick was born near Whitehall, Virginia and later he moved to Winchester, Virginia. After he graduated from high school, he worked for a local newspaper as a linotype operator. He met Patsy Cline near Berryville in 1956 and while they were dating, he was drafted and joined the Army in March 1957. Charlie and Patsy married on September 15, 1957. Charlie was stationed at Fort Bragg, so they lived