CHARISSE LIANE SHIPLEY, 63 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Charisse Liane Shipley, 63, died at 3:10 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2013, at Alaska Regional Hospital, after a 16 year struggle with Breast Cancer. She was born August 28, 1950, in Long Beach, CA. Charisse was the daughter of Charles Hain and Betty (Atkinson) Hain. She graduated from Cal State University, Long Beach with a degree in Architectural Design and was a proud member of the Gamma Chi Chapter of Delta Gamma. She was involved in the remodel of many homes and businesses in Anchorage. After subsequent schooling in accounting, she became a CPA. Charisse married Gordon Brooks, her high school sweetheart, on June 30, 1978, was widowed within the year, and married Todd Shipley on July 13, 1996. (Gordon Brooks also has an In Memory… page)

She founded the Cancer Support Network in Anchorage after the death of her first husband, and was past president of the Captain Cook Jaycees and an officer for the Alaska Jaycees.

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