I was a teammate and friend of Charlie at Michigan. I have great memories of Charlie and many stories. He was a great friend and teammate. I thank him for his friendship and service to this country. Go Blue Pat.

Kines Family, The Samu Brothers, John and Joe, were friends and fellow athletes at Niles. Please accept our heartfelt condolences. Sincerely, John & Joe Samu

Kines family, I was a teammate of Charlie's at Michigan. I remember his sense of humor. His constant smile and many good times. He was a great friend and teammate. Thank you Charlie for your friendship and your service to this country. Hail to the Victors. Pat

I had the pleasure of rooming with Charlie in our freshman year at UofM. We were not only roommates but we also were both attending the University on football scholarships. I was a fullback and Charley played tackle. Despite our scholastic differences - he being in Engineering and me a lowly Liberal Arts major, we somehow managed to communicate our entire 5 years on campus. He was a great guy but I don't need to tell you that. He will be missed and you have my sincerest condolences. Gary Schick Mission Viejo, California

I was a friend and teammate of Charlie (we came in the same year) and very proud to have had the opportunity to spend 4 years with him. While we did not stay in touch following our time at UM, I remember Charlie very well and I know he will be missed by his friends and family. Please accept my sincere condolence. Aloha, Pete Hollis

Please accept my sympathy on your loss. Charlie was a teammate of mine at the U of M. He was a good football player but a better individual. Yhank you for his service to his Country. He will be missed Nick Frontczak

I was a teammate of Charlie's at U of M and remember him as easy going and one of the good guys you wanted on your side. I know he will be missed

Charlie and I were teammates at Michigan. He was from a great tradition of High School Football - Niles Ohio and I was from an unlikely athletic High school - Cleveland Heights High in Clevland Heights Ohio. I looked up to Charlie and was fortunate enough to play the "other tackle" when we won the Big Ten and Rose Bowl. I will always remember his strong character. Tom

As a former teammate of Charlie's, and one of several players from the state of Ohio that went to Michigan, please expcept my condolences on your loss. He not only made an impact at Michigan, he served his country and will be missed by all of us. Tom Parkhill

To the Kines family, Please accept my condolences for your loss. Charlie was a teamate of mine at Michigan. I remember butting heads with him many times. I remember he was a hard worker and solid teamate. He will be missed by all. Rich Hahn

C.K. A great roomate,teamate, and most important a truly wonderful friend. We've all missed you for a very long time! God Bless you. Bruce

To the Kines family, my condolences, prayers, and love. Charlie and I met and played together at The Niles McKinley our sophmore year and qickly became friends. We "lived" the best 3 football years two team mates could ever have: 1959, 1960, and 1961. He was a GREAT team mate and the Captain of our 1961 "Best in Ohio" State Champion football team. Charlie provided the strong leadership and courage that such an amazing group of young men needed under the coaching of the "Best Ever" Coach Mason. From his Right Tackle position, Charlie, was the let me show you what it means to be a WINNER!!! He was not only a Great Leader, but a better young man and truly one of Caoach Mason's "gentlemen" -- a scholar-athlete. We graduated in June of 1962, and went different ways -- he to Michigan and I to Denison. In January of 1965, there was Charlie on TV asa a starting lineman for Michigan's Rose Bowl Team -- how proud I was to know that he was my friend and going to play in the ultimate college football game. I knew Charlie as a friend, team mate, and the Captain of that GREAT 1961 Niles McKinley "Best in Ohio" State Championship Football TEAM!!! As the 2010 Football Season gets underway, I'm sure Charlie is with Coach Mason and all the guys who have gone before Chuck and talking FOOTBALL!!! I send my prayers up to God for this friend, gentleman, and patriot -- Charlie Kines.

I am so very sorry to hear of Charlie's death . We played together at Michigan and we had great fun on and off the field . He was a gentle giant with a great sence of humor . He gave much to our country by his service and I hope he is rewarded in the hands of God .

Charlie was a senior when I was a freshman at Michigan. He was a big brother/hero who I looked up to at UofM. We were also roommates. I cut and shaved his hair when he was getting ready for the Marines. I still have the signed book he gave me in 1968 about the History of Television. My condolences to the Kines family. I loved C.K. as my friend, and proud that he served our country. God Bless and Go Blue. Jerry (Fox)

Dear Kines Family, You have my deepest condolences on Charlie's passing. Charlie and I met as Freshmen members of the UofM's football team and quickly became the best of friends. We roomed together for 3 years and Charlie was always the best and most easy going of roommates. My parents came up to Ann Arbor for every game and also quickly came to love Charlie. After college, Charlie and I kept in close touch. We corresponded when he was in Vietnam and after he completed his service in the Marines, Charlie moved out to Colorado and lived with a couple of my cousins, one of his Marine buddies and some other folks on a farm that one of my uncles owned. My wife Mary and I also lived on the farm in a small house near to the larger farm house Charlie lived in. Mary, Charlie and I remained close friends and companions during the time he lived in Colorado. After Charlie moved to Minnesota and then to Florida, he frequently visited Mary and I when he returned to Colorado. By this time Mary and I had a couple of children and a visit from Uncle Charlie was always an exciting time for the kids, as well as for Mary and me. Quite a number of years ago, I lost contact with Charlie and I have always missed our earlier closeness. He was a wonderful friend, a very good and decent person and someone who always remains in my thoughts. Again, Mary, I and our children wish to extend our most heartfelt condolences at his passing and your loss. Best Personal Regards, Bill Keating

My deepest sympathy

It is with deep sadness that my wife Janet and I express our condolances to the Kines' family. Charlie was a gentle, bright man who played a sometimes violent game very well. He sacrificed a great deal for his country while serving six years in the Vietnam war and we can never know the extent of his sacrifices. It must have been the central experience of his life and we will be forever grateful for what he did. Charlie was a large part of my life at Niles McKinley High School, and my college life at Michigan, both as a teammate, fellow student and friend. I will always be proud of Charlie for who he was, what he did and stood for. The Kines' family should always be proud of him for many reasons. I know I will. All our warmest regards, Rick and Janet Sygar