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Dr. Charles Edward Christopher was born January 9, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Joseph and Rosa Griffin Christopher. He was a graduate of East Technical High School and attended Ohio State University. During World War II, he served in the military where he earned the Bronze Star and Victory Metal.

In 1950, he was awarded the Doctor of Optometry degree from the Chicago College of Optometry. Dr. Christopher married Anita Williams in January of 1951. The couple moved to Tulsa where they opened an optometry practice, providing vision services to North Tulsans for over 50 years. He was a member of the Tulsa County Optometric Society, American Optometric Association and, in 1971, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Optometric Association. He also served as Vice President of the National Optometric Association (1975-76).

Dr. Christopher’s passion was public service. He served on numerous boards, commissions and authorities representing and serving the citizens of North Tulsa and Oklahoma. In the area of health care, he was named a Trustee of the Oklahoma Health Systems Agency and served as Chairman of both the Review and Nominating Committees from 1974-78. He was a member of the Tulsa Health and Hospital Planning Council and served on the Board of Directors of the Tulsa Senior Services Board, Northeast Oklahoma Area Health Education Center and Moton Health Center.

He was appointed a Commissioner of the Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority in 1959. He served on that body for 12 years receiving a Citation of Service in 1971. He was the first President of the Target Area Action Group (TAAG), a citizens oversight group for the Model Cities program from 1968 to 1970. His leadership in this area was recognized when he was named Chairman of the Southwest Citizens Participation Congress in 1970. He received national recognition in 1977 when he was elected Vice President of the National Citizens Participation Council. He held these offices while simultaneously chairing the Coalition for Community Development and serving another term as the president of TAAG.

In addition, he held the following positions: Vice President, Greenwood Chamber of Commerce (1955-58); Board of Management, Hutcherson Branch YMCA (1954-60); Chairman, Carver District Boy Scouts of America (1955-56). He served on the board of the Tulsa Urban League for over ten years and was a long time volunteer at Neighbor for Neighbor. He received several awards and honors for his dedication to the community, the most recent being the 2001 Image Builder Award by the North Tulsa Heritage Foundation, Inc.

Dr. Christopher was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He served as President of the Tulsa chapter from 1963-1966.

He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife of 54 years, Anita Williams Christopher, his sister, Rosetta Williams of Warrensville Heights, OH; his brother-in-law, David O. Williams of Richmond, VA; his daughters Marilyn Christopher, Gloria (Michael) Jennings, Leslie Christopher and Jan Christopher; his son Charles (Cassandra) Christopher II; his grandchildren: Christopher Jennings, Milton Washington III, Alexis Jennings, Christopher Washington, and Byron Crenshaw; his cousins John Christopher of Hershey, PA and James (Ed) Christopher of Minneapolis, MN; and his goddaughter, Desiree Wright. He was preceded in death by siblings Joseph Christopher, Willie A. Christopher and Mildred Watson. Dr. Christopher will be greatly missed by a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

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