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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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