In a poignant obituary shared on Pioneer Woman’s website, Ree Drummond paid a tribute to her ‘one-of-a-kind father-in-law’ Chuck Drummond.
American blogger and Food Network star Ree Drummond is mourning the death of her husband’s father and grandfather of her children.
Ree took to Facebook to announce the news of Chuck’s passing, followed by a link to a touching tribute on her blog.
Pioneer Woman fans are mourning Chuck’s passing and many have paid their respects on social media.
Chuck Drummond obituary
On Sunday (November 6, 2022), Ree Drummond shared the news of the passing of her father-in-law Chuck Drummond. He was 79 years old and passed away on Friday morning, November 4.
In a Facebook post, the American blogger announced: “Many of you knew Pa-Pa from my blog and cooking show through the years, and I wanted to share this news with you. Thank you for your love and prayers, especially for Ladd and his brother Tim, and the six grandkids.”
In an obituary shared on The Pioneer Woman, Ree wrote how Chuck’s passing was “such a sad goodbye for our family”.
“I’m sad to share that Chuck — Ladd’s dad, my children’s grandpa, and my one-of-a-kind father-in-law — passed away Friday morning,” she wrote. “I waited a couple of days to share here because we needed to communicate with extended family, take a few breaths, and shed some tears… but since you all have seen photos and read stories about Chuck since the beginning of my blog, I knew I wanted to share with you.”
Ree added that Chuck’s health had been declining in the last few months and he passed away peacefully in his sleep.
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Chuck Drummond taught kids and grandkids ranching
In her obituary, Ree wrote that Chuck had taught his kids and grandkids everything about ranching life.
“Many of you know Chuck as Pa-Pa, which is what we all called him. He raised three sons, taught them all he knew about ranching, then did the same with his six grandchildren,” Ree said.
“He has seen everything, and packed so much living into his 79 years. He was happiest working, and all the grandkids knew that you should never, ever, ever say you’re bored around Pa-Pa…because he’d give you enough work to do to cure you of boredom forever!”
She went on to say that Chuck was open, generous, organized family reunions and was “so kind” to her during the 26 years they had known each other.
“He gave out my cookbooks to everyone he encountered, he watched my segments on QVC, and when we opened The Mercantile, he mingled and greeted visitors for hours and hours,” she added.