••• Charles “Chuck” Burnett 1930 – 2021
Chuck Burnett joined his beloved wife, Diane, on Feb. 2, in his home.
Born Sept. 14, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, Chuck spent his youth on the streets of the Windy City. Fishing, wander-ing and causing minor mischief were his favorite pastimes until he met Diane, who straightened him out considerably. They moved to Houston, Texas, in 1956, where they raised four remarkably brilliant and attractive children. (!) Active in his church, community and the Boy Scouts organization, Chuck was always busy educating, entertaining and enjoying life to its fullest.
Chuck and Diane moved to Leisure World in 1997 to retire in luxury. They immediately got busy with all the clubs and fun stuff this community has to offer and found performing to their liking. The Theater Club was filled with talented and interesting characters and they fit right in. Who knew they would be able to sing and dance and act? Well, the jury is still out on some of that, but they won their audiences over with their charisma and enthusiasm. They also jumped into the Sunday Night Ballroom Club, Ad Hoc Singing Club, The Writer’s Club (Chuck), The Slavic Club (Diane) and the Poker Club, where Chuck contributed his Social Security check regularly.
Chuck leaves behind wonderful LW friends, notably Bill and Ann Frambach, Bob Slater, Melinda Nicolet, Marge Archibald, Jose and Oralia Osuna, and of course, the Poker Gang. Chuck’s lucky family includes four chil-dren, Mary LaSala (Fran); Mike Burnett (Diana); Jane Clancy (Kevin) and last but not least, the most wonderful daughter of all time, Amy Carlson (Chris). Chuck and Diane also left be-hind 11 above-average beautiful grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren who are too young to know yet how they are going to turn out.
Chuck loved life. He saw only the good in people and was able to bring out the best in all he knew. He loved a great party, so a Celebration of Life is planned for a future date. In lieu of flowers or cards, Chuck would like for you to enjoy a shot of Royal Crown and sing a song out loud–don’t worry, your neighbors are prob-ably hard-of- hearing.
—paid obituary
