C Iie sterO !lie ( Book ,e rwas 60m :Marcfi 2~ 1935 in
J lnne J lrundfe County , :Mary{and , tfie youngest son of tfie
eigfit children 60m to Samuei and Queenie Pitts r BooR . §r. He
gr e w up on tfie soutfi side of c EaCtimore City. (fiester
attended' (BaCtimore City pub l ic schoo l s , ana graauatea from
Caroer Vocationa l ' Iec h nical Hi[] fi S choo ] in Jun e 1953. J l
1974 marriage to SyC v ia gee, ended' in diuorce in 1994. c rfiey
remained' commit t ed friend's untiC h er death. in 2005.

Cfiester accepted tfie call of Cfiri s t at an ear[y age,
ana 6ecame a mem6er of Jofin Wesfey United . :Metfioaist
Cfiurc f i auring hi s 60y f iooa. generations of his fami[y
worshiped at Jofin Wesfey 6eginning at its former l ocation on
Sharp Street. Cfiesterwas a member of tfie Cfii[dren ' s Cfioir
ana tfie Junior C f ioir (wfiicfi l ater 6 ecame tfie ' 1 ' oung Peopfe ' s
Cfioir ) under tfie direction of :Mr s. :Mary Harris. He was also
a mem6er of tfie Hudson . ana Farther J l{ong Choruses - wfiere
fie sang witfi his fatfier Samuel, his brot h er Wi{ {iam ana f iis
brother - in-Iatu Jofin Pay{or , Sr . J lad'itionaC[y, Cfiester raised
his 6eautif u C tenor voice wit f i tfie J . C. Poney Cfiorafe ana tfie
Three generations CfioirP.n s em6fe, wfiicfi were l ocal .
com m unitv-based group s . His voice was fiis gift to goa .

In December 1954, C f iester enlisted in tfie 'United'
States J lir Force. There, fie distinquished ' fiimsefj durinq a 13-
year career. One of his du t ies was to coordinate aircraft
movements witfi tfie auty navigat o r at ' 1' o R,9ta Jlir c Ease in
Japan. Previous[y, fie a l so seroed on 6ases in P . ng{and ,
(fiateauroux, Prance, tfie Pfii{ippines, ana stateside in
CaCifomia and at the 322 m [ Jlir Dioision headquartered . in
New ' 1'or~ His performance, exce ll ence, and determination to
pursue advancement, enabled ' Cfie s ter to progress from cfer~
to J laministrati v e Specia l ist , and tfien to tfie position of
Supervisory Staff Sergeant . J l commandinq officer described .
Chester as "a capab l e ana competent s upervisor wfio uses
sound personneC management tecfiniques in getting t f ie j06

done . " Staff S e rgeant C BooRs - r's numerou s VS)lP h onors
include the Natio n al . Defense Service meda l ; the C Bronze Oatt
Leaf (luster, ana the Longe v ity Service ) lware[ C Rj660n with
two OattLeaf C[uster s . He was honora6Ey aischargea from
the ) lirPorce in 1972 .

' I he exce l lence which characterized Che s ter's mi l itary
service continu e d . auring a su6sequen t V.S. CiviC Service
career , which 6egan in :May 1972 when he was employed 6y
the qovernment of the District of Co [ um6ia at the
Institutiona[ Care Services Diuision . ChiUren's Center .
Chester first worRs - a as a HouseRs - eping ) lwe for the : Menta[
Hea[th ) laministration faciuty at Forest Ha v en , ana then for
the Social ' 1?§ha6iutation ) laministration at :Map(e q( e nn ,
60th in Laurel . ) lgain, h is h igh quau t y w o r{ ( ea to
promotion . J{ e retired in N o o emher 1993 as a HouseRs - eping
) lwe Toreman: r rfie faciuty superintendent saw of Chester ' s
wor~ " We have never s een the wa l ls so c l ean ana t h e fioors
as shiny a s w h en you did them. "

Chester l ooed ' ri fe. He especia l ly enjoyed' [i s tening to
the vibes of : Motown , eating qood crab ana coddie caRs - s , ana
arinRjng sweet Jewish l iquid . spirits such as :Manischewit z
(xmcord grape wine, which he sipped ' con s tant E y at famiEy
cookoius.

He was to say at t h e (east, t h e prover b ial . "captain of
his own ship" . Strong-wi[(ea ana stu660rnEy persistent,
Chester controlled ' his own persona e d'estiny untie the Lora
called him home on :Mother' s ( J)ay at 2:45 in the afternoon .
Now, he has joined ' a chorus of the angers . Jt1S voice a gift to
eternity .

Chester is survioed 6y two sisters ; Christine C BooRs - r Pay [ ar
(Jo h n) ana In ez C BooRs - r Crowd ' e r (Char(e s ). He wa s preceded '
in deat h . 6y brothers : Samue l , Wi[[iam, ana ' I he od ore, ana 6y
s isters: ' Victoria ana ) lme[ia. He i s a l so s u roiued 6y a host of
nieces ana nephews, great nieces ana nep h ew s , other famiEy
member s ana "fri e nds.

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