Tessie Laurine Richardson

TESSIE LAURINE HORNE RICHARDSON, departed this life on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 12:46 p.m. at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, Maryland. Tessie was the youngest of eight children born to the late Chester and Tessie Horne in Baltimore, Maryland on August 23, 1941. Four siblings preceded her in death, three brothers, Robert, Chester Jr. and Willie James, and one sister, Carrie Hamlin. Tessie was the product of religious parents and learned about the Bible and the Word of God at home and at church. She attended Sunday school at Christ United Methodist Church in Baltimore and St. Luke A.M.E. Zion Church in Bladenboro, North Carolina. She gave her life to God at an early age and was a faithful member at Christ United Methodist Church until her death. She attended elementary school in Baltimore and Bladenboro North Carolina completing high school at Spaulding Monroe High School in Bladenboro. Upon graduation from high school, she was accepted at Winston Salem, North Carolina as an education major. She also attended Coppin State Teachers College and Cortez Peters Business School. She found her true calling working for the Baltimore City Department of Social Studies and become a supervisor instructing and assisting other employees until she retied in 2001 with thirty plus years of service to the city. She was married to Willie Richardson and from this union one son was born, Michael. She was devoted to Michael and always encouraged him in his accomplishments. There was a special mother-son bond between them. She laughed a lot at his silly jokes which he often included “thing about her” as he made them up. She was a loving daughter, sister, mother, aunt, neighbor and friend. She lived on the same block on Nelson Avenue for forty-one years. She was always cordial, helpful and kind to her neighbors, ready to help or give motherly, sisterly advice. She loved to plan and sponsor pleasure trips to various places such as Canada, Atlantic City and numerous other places. Even though she didn’t drive and depended on others for transportation, she would be the first to charter a bus to take family members and friends to various family reunions as we got older or the distance was too far. She was a huge fan of the Baltimore Ravens and tried to watch all of their games. Following the game when they defeated their opponent there were favorite persons she would call and tease about the losing team that she knew they were supporting. She leaves to cherish her memory: one son, Michael Bernard Richardson; three sisters, Hattie Jones (Clarence), Mable Musgrove (Haywood) both of Baltimore, MD and Leona Bullock (Ponce) of Mitchellville, MD; one sister-in-law, Betty Horne of Baltimore, MD; one aunt, Margaret Davis of Bladenboro, NC; many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews and a host of relatives and devoted friends.

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Tessie Laurine Richardson

August 23, 1941 - May 7, 2011