The Motto

Though John Charde was paralyzed from Polio at age six, he never let this define him. Even getting around on crutches for most of his life, there were few places he could not go or things he could not do. He lived with Yankee Ingenuity and a can-do attitude, finding solutions to “challenges” with which the rest of us never have to contend. He even taught himself to sail and became a great sailor. After his death in 2010, his wife found a card in his wallet. It simply read, Motto: Nothing licks Johnny Charde. John Charde knew how to live. Those who knew him claim they would never forget him. Read his inspiring story and you, too, will see the world differently because John Charde truly knew how to live.