Charles O. Marousek

Charles “Charlie” Owen Marousek passed away on March 31st, 2026 in Jackson, Wyoming at the age of 66 due to complications from a long struggle with multiple sclerosis. He was born on February 16th, 1960 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Melvin Marousek and Jacqueline Marousek née Jaquith.

Charlie lived in Jackson for the majority of his life and loved to tell the story of his meager start in town with “100 dollars, a pair of skis, and a busted van.”

Charlie was married to Dawn Meckem for 20 years. They raised two sons together, Graham and Miles Marousek. Charlie later married Leslie Bauman, with whom he had a daughter, Shaina Bauman.

Charlie was an enthusiastic outdoorsman and athlete for most of his life. He was an avid climber, skier, hiker, mountaineer, biker, and motorcyclist and spent as much of his time as he could outdoors. Some of his favorite days were open-to-close ski days at Teton Village and Snow King. He captured many of his adventures on film and regularly carried a camera. He owned and operated the downtown Float-O-Graphs store for many years, which enabled his enduring love and passion for both the outdoors and photography.

Charlie will be remembered as an adventurer and jack of many trades; he lived a lot of life for his years. He told stories of attempting Kilmanjaro, smoking a cigarette at the top of Devil’s Tower, riding his bike across the country, teaching English in eastern Asia, attending MIT, and getting lost in a Mexican jungle. He was a pilot, a guitarist, and a photographer among many more hobbies. He often created his own idioms that had never been heard before and will only ever be used by those who remember him.

Charlie battled multiple sclerosis for nearly two decades. This caused a steady decline in his mobility, speech, and overall health. Charlie was cared for in his later years primarily by his caring wife, Leslie, as well as many skilled and compassionate doctors, nurses, and therapists. He stubbornly refused to let the disease take his livelihood from him and continued to paraglide, attend concerts, raft, find incredible wildlife experiences, make jokes, go skiing, and live life to the fullest from a wheelchair for his last decade.

Charlie will be cremated and services will be held at Snow King Lodge in Jackson on April 17th, 2026 from 4-7pm. If attending, please bring your favorite story from or about him.

Charlie is survived by his wife Leslie and his children Graham, Miles, and Shaina. His memory is also carried on by his siblings Linda, Steve, Gary, and Genevieve, and many good friends.