Birth date: Feb 24, 1950 Death date: Feb 12, 2023
Charles Lester Simpkins, of Charlotte, NC, was the first born of Charles Simpkins and Jean Whitfield Simpkins-Griffin. He was born on Friday, February 24, 1950, at Flushing Hospital in NY. His home during the formative season of h Read Obituary
I knew Charles at Franklin Street Elementary School. Although I was a year younger, he was always a class act and a gentleman to everyone. We had basketball and sports in common. I moved to Franklin Square in 1965 and bumped into him occasionally at a Hempstead Shoe store where he worked after school. We would talk BB and our future hopes and plans ......
He played great at H.S. and I always followed the those teams as I knew and/or played with or against them in Hempstead and in High School....
He was an all-around best of the best!!
Sorry for your loss....
Peter(Caz) K.
I know “Papa Charles” (my daughters’ name for him) from the wonderful gift he gave me 30+ years ago - my best friend/sister Chelsea. Chelsea and I have been best friends since we were 14. I can’t even remember the first time I met him, I just remember that the Papa Charles and Mama Gwen have always been my second parents. They took me in when I was having a hard time with my own family, came to my wedding in Jamaica, and loved my kids as if they were their own grands.
I remember in college when I came to Charlotte, I of course had to stop at the Simpkins home. I just crossed AKA and Mr. Charles said “hey Delta queen!”. I didn’t have the heart to correct him because he was so happy for me.
I will miss seeing his genuine smile when coming “home”. We love you, Papa Charles. Til we meet again ♥️
