In Memory

Thelma Louise Carter

THELMA LOUISE CARTER Gary, Indiana Passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2005. She was born July 16, 1945 in Gary, Indiana. She was a graduate of Roosevelt High School Class of 1963. She was a member of the Trinity Missionary Baptist Church; during her tenure there she was director of the theatre department. She received her BS in theatre from Indiana University, Bloomington and her MA from the University of Louisville, KY. She was in completion of her Doctorate at the City University of New York Graduate Center. She was a former teacher in the local Junior High and High Schools. She created a Black theatre course at the University of Louisville. Thelma studied acting at Stella Adler Theatre Studio in New York and also studied the technique of British theatre in London, England. During her professional career, she has performed on and off-Broadway, appeared in major motion pictures, and had a recurring role in the soap opera "The Guiding Light" in the late eighties. She moved to New York City in 1977, became an instructor of acting and an expert teacher of Shakespeare at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York. She later became the Director of Instructions there at the Academy until her retirement in May, 2005. She was a devoted, generous and loving sister, "A strong quiet warrior". She is greatly loved and will be missed by many. She is preceded in death by her father and mother, Calvin and Thelma Carter Sr.; sister, Calvinita Carter Durham; and brother, Willie Reed Carter. She is survived by: three brothers, Calvin (Clara) Carter Jr. of Kansas City, KS, Dennis (Gwen) Carter of Frankfort, IL and Alex (Agnes) Carter of Gary, IN; 4 sisters, Georgian Moore, Marolin (Joe) Milan, Ida T. Jones and Hattie Mae Jones; special brother-in-law, Ural Durham all of Gary, IN; many nieces, nephews which she considered her own especially Alice, Mable, Tricy, Rick, Ebony, Jay, Endia and Boyce; very dear friends, Olivia Williams, Dino Scopas of New York, and David DeCastro of Chicago, IL; and special friends Bethel Temple C.O.G.I.C. Visitation Friday, August 12, 2005 from 12 to 8:00 p.m. Family Hour from 6 to 7:00 p.m. at the Guy & Allen Chapel, 2959 W. 11th Ave. Funeral services Saturday, August 13, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity M.B. Church, 1831 Virginia St., Rev. Dwight Gardner officiating. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Professional services rendered by: Guy & Allen Funeral Directors, Inc.
Published in the Post-Tribune from 8/10/2005 - 8/12/2005.
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