Charlene Johnson

Hi mom. I miss you! <3

WHEN YOUR LOVE ONE LIFE WAS GIVEN, IT SHINES BRIGHT AS THE SUNSHINE RISING IN THE EAST. AND, AS IT TRANSVERSE -ED ACROSS THE HEAVENS OF TIME BRIGHTER. IT MADE THE FLOWERS IN ALL OUR LIFE GROW. HER SMILE TURNED THE DARKNESS IN ALL OUR LIVES BRIGHT. NO MATTER HOW SHE WAS FEELING, YOURS DAY GOT BETTER AFTER SEEING HER. AS (THE SUN GOES)SHE WENT THROUGH HER HEAVENLY JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE, SHE LEFT A TRAIL OF GIFTS MEMORIES,LOVE,COMPASSION FOR HER FAMILY AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE SHE MET. SHE WAS A WOMEN SO GENTLE IN HER WAYS. WITH ALL THE ELEMENTS OF NATURE. THAT NATURE IT SELF WOULD STAND TODAY AND, RECOGNIZE HER NATURAL BEAUTY. SHE MAY BE GONE PHYSICALLY BUT,HER SUN RISES EVERY DAY IN ALL OF US WHO LOVED HER.

Hold Strong Family! He got us!

My Condelence to the family.
Brenda Childs Houston Texas

Charles you have our deepest sympathy. Charlene was a wonderful person and one of AHS special graduates.

My sincere condolences to the Carter and Johnson families. Charlene and I were roommates in both our sophomore and junior years at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. We pledged the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority on the same line,The Twenty (20) Pearls, in the Spring of 1967. Charlene and I were the bridesmaids to AKA line sister, Jerilyn Bowie Hill, in December, 1968 when she married at her parents home in Colfax, LA. Charlene and Louis attended my wedding in May 1975 in Berkeley, CA. We remained friends through the years and became disconnected in the 80's when I (a retired Army Officer) was returning from a deployment and my mail was forwarded to my younger sister's address in CA. My sister informed me that Charlene had sent me a card but she had misplaced or lost it. We didn't have Google and Yahoo so finding someone's address was virtually impossible. We reconnected in 2006 (?). She was a wonderful and fun person. I could tell some hilarious stories about our days pledging and the two (2) years we spent as roommates in Progress Hall and the Women's Villa. I enclosed pictures of her during our University years in the card mailed to her home. Unfortunately, I was unable to upload those pictures from my phone with this submission. Charlene is wearing her AKA Debutante Tea's gown in one of the photos. The others included pictures of our preparations for the AKA Tea, friends and other roommates. She will be missed.
Jo Ann Robinson Fielder (Valencia, CA - Swartz, LA native)

I will be keeping the Johnsons & Carter's
in our pray.
You are in our thoughts and prayers.

To Charles Carter:
So sorry to hear of the loss of your sister Charlene. May God Strengthen you and family in your time of sorrow.

To the Carter/Johnson Family:
How sad I was to hear of Charlene's death. I feel privileged to have counted Charlene as an Allen High School classmate (Oakdale/Class of '65), a college classmate (Southern University/BR-Class of '69), as well as a sorority sister (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority -Beta Psi/SU-Spring '67).
Charlene was a wonderful person, very, very smart, and I know that your family has suffered a great loss. Please accept my sincere condolences.

Eileen Butler Kennedy (Baton Rouge, LA)

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Patria Ross Carter
Sorority sister and Southern University Classmate