More detail on this person: Charles Chuck
Johnson-Pickett, 64, of Stilwell, KS, passed away
Friday, April 1, 2011 at his home. Graveside
services will be 2:00pm Monday, April 4, at Rose
Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. The family
suggests contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation. Chuck spent his career in
the U.S. Army where he was a helicopter test
pilot, served in the Vietnam Conflict where he was
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and
retired in 1989 as a Chief Warrant Officer after
serving his country for 21 years. He then went to
work for the BNSF Railroad, where he worked for 12
years as a Conductor and Engineer before retiring
in 2010. Chuck received his B.S. in Aviation
Management and was a proud member of the
United Transportation Union. He was preceded in
death by his father, Charles Breedlove Pickett and
a son, Gordon Charles Pickett. Chuck is survived
by his wife of 29 years, Janie Johnson-Pickett;
son: SSgt. Karl Johnson-Pickett, Emporia, KS;
daughters and son-in-law: Michelle Pickett
Matheson and her husband, Mick Matheson,
Monroe, WA; Hannah Johnson-Pickett, Manhattan,
KS; mother: Xenia Skaggs, Vancouver, WA;
brothers and sisters-in-law: Tom and Pat Pickett,
Vancouver, WA; Steve and Sondra Pickett, Camus,
WA and 3 granddaughters: McKenna, Marissa and
Matilda Matheson. Chuck was a much loved
husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He will
be missed by all. Burial information: Rose Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO
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Memorials: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
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Services: 2:00PM at Graveside on Monday, April
4th, 2011
Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery, 6900 Troost
Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64131
Survivors: Janie A Johnson-Pickett, wife, Stilwell
KS; Michelle Pickett Matheson, Monroe WA; Karl
B Johnson-Pickett, Emporia KS; Hannah
Johnson-Pickett, Manhattan KS
From: Janie A Johnson-Pickett