Charles Westley Kemp
November 22, 1974 ~ June 23, 2024
Charles Westley Kemp, 49, of Salina, KS, passed from this life on June 23, 2024. Chuck was born on November 22, 1974, to James and Linda (Keele) Kemp, long-time residents of Carpentersville, IL. He was a 1992 graduate of Dundee-Crown High School.
Chuck moved to the Tulsa, OK area in 1998 after the birth of his daughter Jazmine Kemp and marriage to Sandy Chinea, where he resided for many years after the birth of his son James (Jimmy) Kemp in 2001. In October of 2014, he married Melissa Kemp (Lanik) and moved to Salina, KS with her and her children Jermy Bridgers and Gabrielle Vieyra.
If you know Chuck, you know he was a lifelong Cubs/Bears fan. Chuck was not only a loyal Chicago sports fan, but a loyal son, brother, uncle, friend, and husband. He had the most amazing smile that helped him make friends wherever he went. Chuck loved being a nurse and helping others. He was so compassionate to his residents and patients which is why they all loved him so much. The list of things that he wouldn't eat is so long that it would take a whole page just to write them down. I mean who doesn't like cheese and ranch? If it was bad for you, he loved it. Chuck not only had a craving for food, but he also had a craving for life.
Chuck was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ruby (McCubbin), and Melvin Keele, Beverly (Cuttler), and Kenneth Kemp, and his maternal uncles, John and James Keele. He is survived by his parents, James and Linda (Keele) Kemp, his wife, Melissa (Lanik) Kemp, his children, Jazmine (Alex Brakeall) and Jimmy Kemp (Kiyra Glavin), his stepchildren, Jermey Bridges (Katlyn Nimmo), and Gabrielle Vieyra, his grandchildren, Nova, Bodenn, and Harper, his brother Joseph (Stacey Linzy), his sisters, Andrea Curry and Kelley Hickey (John Hickey), his nieces and nephews, Jessica Capasso, Amber Curry, Rebecca Hickey, Elizabeth Hickey, Julia Hickey, Payton Kemp, Gabby Fouth, and Olivia Kemp.
Chuck will truly be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. If I knew Chuck, I know that he would want to tell everyone how much he loved you and not be sad but celebrate his life as well as all the good memories we made together. He would want to tell Melissa and his children that they were loved more than they could ever know and that he will always be around.
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