Charlesetta Spencer Baldwin

CHARLESETTA  Spencer Baldwin  was born January 8,1937 in San Antonio Texas to Charles Spencer and Lucille Smith Spencer.  

 She grew up on the east side of San Antonio. Charlesetta received her formal education in San Antonio ISD, Dorie Miller Elementary School, Douglas Middle School, and her high school years she attended three years of high school in Okinawa Japan at Kubasaki High School, she returned to San Antonio and finished her senior year at Phillis Wheatley High School. After graduating from high school, she attended nursing school at St. Phillip College. Charlesetta married James Artha Baldwin. They added four children to their union, Anita Rochelle Baldwin, Charlotte Marie Baldwin, James Artha Baldwin Jr., and Gregory Keith Baldwin. She dedicated her life to God at an early age, she was a member at St. Peter’s Baptist Church, years later she moved her membership to Tree Mount Temple, she received the certificate of recognition of long-standing membership, for stewardship and fellowship as a faithful member. After marrying James Artha Baldwin and while raising her children she attended Our Lady of the Lake University and San Antonio College. She received her bachelor’s degree from Our Lady of the Lake.  Charlesetta worked eight years in the nursing field, and thirty-four years in education. She worked for Normandy Terrace Healthcare and Rehab Center, and for The Residence Army Community during private duty for many families at the two facilities. In the education field she worked at Highland high school for 10 years, and 24 years at Smith Elementary. She worked diligent to create an environment where her students feel welcome, accepted, and respected. She retired from Smith Elementary June 3, 1999.Because of her love and passion for her students Charlesetta came out of retirement in 2006  to work with AmeriCorp , College for All Texans, San Antonio  Education Partnership, and Community In Schools, 2006-2008 to set up  (Go Centers) a free, one-stop resource center in San Antonio Texas, that helps students of all ages navigate the path to higher education through personalized college and career advising, financial aid assistance and workshops. She and her team developed the program and manuals to set up and sustain GO Centers in Gates Elementary, MLK Academy, Carroll Academy, Wheatley Middle School, Harlandale High School, Edison High School, Somerset High School, and CaféCollege Education Center in San Antonio, Texas. 

She received numerous certificates, and awards, for her dedicated work in the medical field, and education field: Distinguished Service Award Board of Education (SAISD), Ella Austin Community Center, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Certificate of National Service (Americorps), and College for All Texans Foundation. At the end of any job, she has departed from in her farewell speech she would say, “Let the Work I’ve Done Speak for Me “. In Her final departure, I am sure God told her, job well done my loyal and faithful servant. 

Charlesetta was preceded in death by her father, Charles Spencer, her mother Lucille Spencer White, her brothers Joesph White Jr., James White and her husband, James Artha Baldwin Sr., her daughter, Anita Rochelle Johnson, and her son, James Artha Baldwin Jr.   

She leaves to cherish her memory a daughter, Charlotte Marie Fowler, her son, Gregory Keith Baldwin, daughter in law Pamala Baldwin, two sisters, Elizabeth Green, Voncille White, two brothers,Roy White, and Ronnie White; 15 lovely grandchildren, LaTorya Fowler, Jessica Fowler, Precina Fowler, James Monroe Fowler,Rafael Johnson, Anitra Johnson, Tameka Baldwin, Gregory Keith Baldwin Jr., Kimberly Love,Lakesha Baldwin,Anthony Baldwin,Latasha McIntyre, Kevin McIntyre, Tryphosa Baldwin, Eddie Baldwin,50 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren, Michiya Golphin, Asaiya Golphin, Javad Golphin, Nevaeh Cotton, Amarion Brooks, Kevin Wordlaw, Kenyon Johnson, Jordan Johnson,Aubrey Johnson ,Aliyah Johnson, A’yana Johnson,Giuliano Johnson, Semaj Lee, Patrick Okosun, Trinity Okosun, Drago Mursic, QuianaMiller, Quishana Miller, Tony Miller, Jaquan Scott, Sariah DeWitt, Dream Jones,and 2 great-great grandchildren Jasiah Brooks, and others unnamed, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.