{"id":33448,"date":"2023-07-27T20:35:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T20:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=33448"},"modified":"2023-07-27T20:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T20:35:17","slug":"dr-bill-chachkes-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=33448","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Bill Chachkes, RIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1881,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Firechat&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/login\\\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFirechat&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1882,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/selfdefenseradio&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/login\\\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fselfdefenseradio&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1883,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.tacticalpay.com\\\/035-chachkes&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.tacticalpay.com\\\/035-chachkes\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1884,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\\\/be-a-mensch\\\/#:~:text=A%20mensch%2C%20in%20Yiddish%2C%20is,be%20calm%20in%20troubled%20times.&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I learned this morning from his wife that Dr. Bill Chachkes had passed away yesterday. He had been in ill health for a number of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill was a gun rights advocate, a podcaster, a retired teacher from the NYC schools, a sports journalist, and a Blackhawk helicopter pilot for the Army&#8217;s Special Operations Command. His podcast, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Firechat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Firearms Chat<\/a><\/strong>, was part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/selfdefenseradio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Self Defense Radio Network<\/a><\/strong>. You can hear how he and the late Greg Hutton started their podcast <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tacticalpay.com\/035-chachkes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I first met Bill at the 2018 SHOT Show. He had reserved a room to record podcast episodes. I was invited to join Bill and Greg for an interview on Firearms Chat. We talked about a lot of things and, to be honest, I can&#8217;t remember exactly what. I do know that the Complementary Spouse and I saw him again many times that week. He was having some issues with his leg due to diabetes and she took a look at it for him.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chachkest-shot-show-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chachkest-shot-show-2.jpg 712w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chachkest-shot-show-2-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chachkest-shot-show-2-640x469.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I next met Bill along with his wife Annrose at AMM-Con and the 2019 Gun Rights Policy Conference held in Phoenix. I had been a guest on his show a couple of times by then. Being a guest on his show was always a fun thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may remember the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2019\/08\/09\/im-back-on-road-again.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issues <\/a><\/strong>that I had with Google and their Blogger platform in 2019.  When I switched to my own domain and WordPress, it was thanks to Bill that I was hooked up with Patriot Hosting. He introduced me to Kyle and the rest is history. I will be forever grateful that he stepped up and made that introduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill was a <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/be-a-mensch\/#:~:text=A%20mensch%2C%20in%20Yiddish%2C%20is,be%20calm%20in%20troubled%20times.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mensch<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to use a Yiddish word in honor of his Jewish heritage. He was a man of honor and integrity, he was a patriot both in and out of uniform, and he stood up for what was right and opposed that which was wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am proud to  be able to have called him a friend and I shall miss him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: I don&#8217;t know whether there will be a memorial service or funeral. If I hear anything, I will post it as an update here.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I learned this morning from his wife that Dr. Bill Chachkes had passed away yesterday. 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