Charles Richard "Chuck" Rheingans, 71, of Fredericksburg passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at VCU Medical Center in Richmond.

Mr. Rheingans was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. Chuck, who grew up in Plainview, Minn., joined the Peace Corps in 1962, serving in Thailand for two years. He then joined the U.S. Agency for International Development in 1964, and worked in Agricultural Development (USAID). He served in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, returning to the U.S. to finish his 35-year career. After retirement, Chuck pursued a second career selling long-term health care insurance for Genworth.

Chuck's legacy will be carried through his family, friends and co-workers, who will always remember his warm smile. He touched the lives of everyone he met.

Survivors include his wife, Kathleen; sons Chad and wife Lisa and Tony; daughter Julie; brothers Randy and wife Pam and Dean and wife Sue; sisters Linda Richter and husband Dale and Mary Brooks and husband Pat; and four grandchildren, Aidan, Hailey, Layla and Gavin.

A Mass will be celebrated at noon Thursday, Aug. 2, at St. Mary Catholic Church. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Matthews Center for Autism, 10651 Lomond Drive, Manassas, Va. 20109, or at matthews center.org.

Online guest book is at covenantfuneralservice.com.