Public Viewing Friday, January 11, 2013 1:00pm-6:00pm Long Beach Colonial Mortuary

Service: Saturday, January 12, 2013 11:30am Unity Church COGIC Los Angeles, CA 90061

Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Park 4471 Lincoln Ave Cypress, CA

Charles Bernard Tyson was born on June 3, 1951 in Los Angeles, California to the proud parents of Charles and Helen Tyson. He accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age under the leadership of the late Elder Miles Hampton of Deliverance Church of God in Christ.



Bernard attended General Rosecrans Elementary School, Willowbrook Jr. High School, and Compton High School, where he played in the band. It was at Dominguez High School where he played on the football team during his junior and senior years. He later attended Compton college and American Career College.



Bernard was married at an early age to Lorei Wilson and to their union no children were born. He was employed by Rockview Diary, Point Hueneme Construction Battalion Center, St. Francis Hospital and Compton Unified School District.



Bernard's favorite sports were basketball, football, and fishing. He had a passion for music and developed a keen fascination for the saxophone (he was extremely gifted). Occasionally he would sit at the piano and serenade the family.



As a result of facing many challenges, life as he knew it changed.



Bernard loved his family. He was very meticulous about his attire, and very academically inclined. Bernard was known as a very compassionate, friendly, and loving person to all who knew him.



Charles Bernard Tyson made his transition from this life to join his heavenly father on December 22, 2012. Bernard was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Helen Tyson; two brothers, one who died at birth and another brother, Calvin Dexter Tyson. Bernard will always live and remain in the hearts of those he left behind. Six sisters: Charlene Verrett, Earlene Shipp, Janice Tyson, Jeanelle Tyson, Yolanda Thompson and Carmela Tyson; two brothers-in-law: Troy Verrett and Samuel Shipp; one sister-in-law, Irene Tyson; four nieces: Tamara Shipp, Tennille Tyson, Sasha Bausley and Brittany Tyson; four nephews: Lamar Thompson, Samuel Shipp, Jr., Derek Shipp, and Marvin Lamark Thompson; two great nephews: Kishaun Thompson and Zion Booker; one great niece, Taliyah Shipp; and a host of relatives and friends.