Dear Editor,

The family of Charles Booker, known to many as “West,” born April 10, 1949 and died April 11, 2019, is at a loss for words to express our gratitude to all of you for showing God’s love (1 John 4:8). Thank you for your prayers, telephone calls, delicious dishes, visits, cards and your presence at the funeral service really touched our hearts. Your many kind acts seen and unseen have sustained us throughout this ordeal. Whatever role you played, we are grateful for each of expression of kindness in our time of bereavement.

A special thanks to John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital medical staff’s care of him on April 10, 2019, as the compassion that was shown to the family. We thank the staff at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Dr. Wolfe and Dr. Brian Gaupp at the Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center and the team of nurses that helped care for him the last six years of his life.

We thank you, Oscar Cook, for his contribution. We thank you, Rev. Irvin Mack Booker, for the eulogy. Thank you, Rev. Randolph Smith Jr. for making all of us who came feel welcome at the Rosedale Missionary Baptist Church. Thank you, Walden Flower Shop, for the beautiful flower arrangements. Thank you flower bearers, pallbearers, you may have a song, read a scripture, whatever role you played, we thank you. 

A special thanks to Gladys Reddick for her love and devotion she showed to him. A special niece, Precious Bryant, and special thanks to a longtime friend and translator of sign languages from him to others, Georgia Ann Brinson. To the many other nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends, we the family of Charles Booker look forward to the day when death will be no more, neither will mourning nor our cry nor pain be any more. The former things have passed away. “Look, I am making all things new. Also he says, write for these words are faithful and true.” (Revelations 21:4, 5).

The family of Charles Booker