Goodbye Charlie Brown

Dear Friends,//

　I have been fortunate to draw Charlie Brown and his friends for almost 50 years.// It has been the fulfillment of my childhood ambition.//
　Unfortunately, I am no longer able to maintain the schedule demanded by a daily comic strip.// My family does not wish Peanuts to be continued by anyone else, therefore I am announcing my retirement.//
　I have been grateful over the years for the loyalty of our editors and the wonderful support and love expressed to me by fans of the comic strip.//
　Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy ... how can I ever forget them ...//

Charles Schulz//