BURGESS: Charles Henry Jr. , 56, of Jupiter Island, Fla., went home
with our lord, unexpectedly, Thursday, April 17, 2003. He was born in
St. Johnsbury, June 29, 1946. He graduated from St. Johnsbury
Academy in 1964. His grandparents, Frank and Mabel Goss, raised
him. He was a bellhop at St. Johnsbury House and a manager of the
Shop & Save. He lived in New York for a short time before moving to
Jupiter Island Club in Florida. He worked in the summers at Fisher's
Island Club in New York. He had been at those places for 18 years.
The people he worked with made his life a very good one. He was
very fond of all. He loved hunting and fishing with his grandfather
and his friends. He belonged to the Union Baptist Church of
Waterford. He also loved to play bingo. He is survived by three
children, Joseph and wife Darlene Burgess of Indiana, Carla and
husband Anthony Hernande, and daughter Jocelyn, and Catherine
and husband Tony Cisneros and son Nico of California; two sisters,
Helyn and husband Raymond Nutter of Barnet, and Donna and
husband Richard Rooney of South Burlington; nephews, Les and
wife Tinna McClelland, Richard and wife Sherry McClellan, Wayne and
wife Shari Nutter, James Nutter, Greg Abbot, Reginald Abbott, Steve
and wife Pam Abbot, Dwight and wife Sonja Abbot, and Douglas and
wife Melissa Abbot; two nieces, Thelma Adams and Vicki and
husband Gilman Somers; several great-nieces and -nephews; and
three great-great-nephews and -niece. He was predeceased by his
mother, Thelma Ward; his grandparents; his father, and a brother,
Douglas Burgess. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 3, at 2
p.m., at Union Baptist Church, Route 5, Waterford, with the Rev. Paul
Powers officiating. Burial will follow at the family lot in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery in St. Johnsbury. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in
his name to the Union Baptist Church, 932 U.S. Route 5, Waterford, VT 05819.
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