Charles Boye-Doe

Charles Alexander Adi Boye-Doe, 51, passed away unexpectedly while on his way to work in Chicago on Friday, February 9th, 2018. Charles was born April 20th,1966 in Accra, GHANA to Viola and Loveridge Boye-Doe. As the first grandson in his family, he enjoyed his “kingship” status. The Bronx, New York became his home at age 5 where he grew as an athlete and a scholar. In 1984, he graduated from Truman HIgh School as a prominent member of the football team and scholarship recipient to Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, in Tallahassee, Florida. He joined Omega Psi Phi and proudly upheld the fraternity’s Cardinal Principles of manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree through ROTC scholarship from Florida State University and entered the US Navy as a Lieutenant. His proud military career allowed him to defend our country in the Golf War and continue his love for travel and experiencing other cultures. His natural leadership and team approach allowed him to easily assume the role of management in the banking industry after his military service exit. An avid football enthusiast, he enjoyed all things related to draft day, football season, and training camps. He loved to debate who would win and who would lose- especially if the NY Giants were anywhere in the running. He met his wife, Claire Sevier, in the Bay area of California and shortly after, they married. They moved to Chicago to be closer to family and friends and there, they built a family and had three beautiful children Chantelle (8), Carlton (5), and Cameron (3). Charles adored his family. He was a proud father and a dedicated husband, who never missed a recital, basketball game, birthday, or anniversary. He loved cooking for his family and introducing them to new exotic recipes and did so with an energy that filled their lives with love. When he came home from work every night, he turned the house into a family festival with music, food, and fun. From Santa Claus to the Tooth Fairy, Charles didn’t miss a beat. Whether camping out in the family room or playing music, his happiest moments were celebrating anything with his children and his wife. Loved and respected by so many for his intelligence, strength, ethics, devotion, warmth, and sense of humor, Charles had a contagious smile that stretched ear to ear and a hug that made everyone feel important and loved. Charles was larger than life. Charles is preceded in death by his father, Loveridge Boye-Doe and survived by his adoring children, Chantelle, Carlton, and Cameron, his beloved wife, Claire (Sevier), loving mother, Viola Boye-Doe, brother, Tetteh Emmanuel, sister, Angelina, nephew, Eddie Boye-Doe, and a host of family and friends. Charles was a man of the world, having lived internationally on military ships, in Florida, California, Texas, Alabama, and Illinois. New York, however, was always the place he called home. Because he remained a New Yorker at heart, it will be his final resting place. He will be eulogized in Chicago with military honors and with a special service surrounded by family and friends, honored and laid to rest in New York, and recognized and celebrated symbolically in his birth place, Ghana. Services will be held on Monday February 26th, 2018 at 10am at Bethany United Methodist Church in Chicago, IL . Rev. J. Cooper and Rev. R. Anderson will co-officiate. Serving as pallbearers will be many of his beloved fraternity brothers: Derrick Mckoy, Brian Curry, Ahli Moore, Derek Sands, Antoine Mickle, Mike Mackenzie, Felton Hayes, E. Smith, Rossi Graves, Phil Brown, Tony Wint, De Andre Meekins, Adekunle Abegemi,Tommy Henderson Repast directly following the service. His burial will be in the Calverton National Military Cemetery in Riverhead, New York. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Charles may be sent via GoFundMe to support his children’s future education. https://www.gofundme.com/54rkoeg

Charles Boye-Doe

April 20, 1966 - February 9, 2018

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April 20, 1966 - February 9, 2018

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