Luella Roberta Richardson

LUELLA ROBERTA BLACK RICHARDSON was a lady: mild-mannered, friendly and consoling. Her friends will remember both her quiet presence and her jovial attitude. Affectionately called “Bobbie” or “Aunt Luella,” she had a zest for family togetherness, was an excellent hostess and had a love for children and church- opportunities for service. Luella was born a twin on June 2, 1930 to Luther Black, a railroad porter, and Cassie Burroughs, a homemaker in Pittsburgh, PA. The male twin died at birth. The close knit family included a sister, Verdell Black Chambers, now a retired social worker, a brother, Earl, a military veteran, now living in Frankfurt, Germany, and a brother Wendell (deceased). Summers were often spent in the maternal family home in Camden, SC. In later years, Luella and Verdell accompanied their parents to Camden, living close to Mrs. Black’s family home. Luella, an English major, was a diligent student, maintaining honor roll status at Morgan State College (now university). Upon graduation in l952 she began her teaching career at Harvey Johnson Junior High School in south Baltimore. Luella completed a summer reading instruction program at the University of Pittsburgh. She last taught at Southern High School and retired from the Baltimore City Public School system in 1982. Luella and her husband, Wilbert (“Billy”) Richardson, were married on December 28, 1958 and resided on Gwnyns Falls Parkway with his grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Davis, and mother, Eudora Bess until moving to Randallstown, MD, on Lucerne Road. The couple raised two sons, the late Glenn Richardson, a medical program student at the University of Maryland downtown when he passed, and Gregg Richardson, a master lab technician and graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, New York, now of Randallstown, Maryland. Family was of utmost concern for Luella. She and her sister cared for their mother, a nonagenarian, alternating between Cleveland, Ohio and Randallstown, MD. Leisure time was spent entertaining friends and family at lavish outdoor home events and playing Pincochle. Good, clean fun was a family trademark. Luella joined Alpha Delta Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. while at Morgan State. She and her husband attended St. James Episcopal Church in Baltimore; she later worshipped at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Randallstown. At her passing, Luella was a resident of Copper Ridge in Sykesville, MD. The family is grateful for her devoted caregivers: Lenora Beane, Renae Barber and Arlethea Rose and the services offered by the Atrium Village and Copper Ridge staff. Survivors include her loving sister, Verdell, who moved from Cleveland twelve years ago to care for her sister in Randallstown; her son, Gregg; nephew and care-giver, Guy L. Chambers (Keshia) of Cleveland OH. Other relatives include nieces Judith L. Carter Cox (Sylvester) and Jill P. Carter of Baltimore, MD. Friends, family, and co-workers now reflect on Luella’s temperate habits; simplicity was the keynote of her daily plans. She loved her work with children, giving her all to expand their knowledge. Her highest purpose was to grow in spiritual grace. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE.

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Luella Roberta Richardson

June 2, 1930 - November 24, 2016