Solange Charles

Solange (nee Nicolas) Charles was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on December 23, 1938 to the union of Frantz Nicolas and Helene Bellegarde. She was the second of eight children, two boys and six girls. Solange graduated from Caserne Vocational High School in Haiti. However, financial difficulty did not allow her to pursue a nursing career which is what she really wanted to do. In 1962, she married her first love Raoul Pierre and from that union her four children were born: Marie Mylene, Gina, Patrick and Lucrece. She loved her children and worked hard to take care of them. On December 12, 1976, Solange dedicated her life to Jehovah and symbolized her dedication through water baptism. Solange’s goal was to be an auxiliary pioneer, she went out in field service with the friends from the Kingdom Hall and wrote encouraging letters to the homebound prior to becoming too ill herself to go out into the ministry. She enjoyed time out with friends and teaching about Jehovah at every opportunity. She will be remembered as a faithful and dedicated Jehovah’s Witness who was adamant about serving Jehovah. She was a strong warrior who kept her faith to the end. In 1976, her marriage ended. Thirteen years later, in 1989, Solange married Robert Charles who was a Jehovah’s Witness. They did a lot of preaching the good news of God's kingdom together, traveling and loved going to assemblies and conventions together until he fell asleep in death in 2006. She began a career at Zenith Electronics in 1975, and worked there until the company closed in 1979. The following year she started working at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in the Environmental Services Department until she retired in 2004. A curious learner, Solange took classes at Olive Harvey College and pursued her love of books and learning. Solange embraced technology using her cell phone and computer to stay connected when she became mostly homebound. Over the years Solange established lasting friendships with many spiritual brothers and sisters. She had the assurance that shortly she would rejoice with her family, her grandchildren, and friends in the peaceful paradise soon to come. Ps. 37:11. Four of her siblings preceded her in death. She loved her family tremendously, and she wanted them to know Jehovah. Celebrating and remembering the life of Solange Charles are her children, Marie Mylene (Reginald) Pruitt, Gina (Vernon) Wiltz, Patrick Pierre, and Lucrece (Bryan) Carr; her grandchildren, Nicholas Pruitt, Katelynn Pruitt, Gabriella Wiltz, Lauryn Wiltz, Saije Pierre, Jusenia Pierre, Caleb Carr, and Elise Carr; her sisters, Jacqueline Semie, and Marie Lucie; countless cousins, nieces, nephews, and many more relatives and friends.

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Solange Charles

December 23, 1938 - July 8, 2017