Obituary of Rose Marie Houston

Rose Marie "Boogie" Houston

1938-2022

Rose Marie Houston, better known to many as “Boogie” was one of eleven children born to the late Charlotte Samuels and Leroy Pinkney on April 7th, 1938. She went to Glen Cove High School and worked for Glen Cove Day Care Department in New York prior to moving to Boston to start a new chapter of her life. 

Rose’s passion was always family, especially her kids & grandkids and kids from Building One to Building Seven, Red Building, White Building, Kennedy Heights and Great Neck.

Rose departed life on Friday, October 21, 2022 at Laurel Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Boston, MA. She joins her father, mother, and eleven sisters and brothers, Tex “Daddy” and Glen Cove George, who have been waiting to greet her at Heaven's gate.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her sons; Theodore “Jr.”, LeRoy (Vannilda), her daughters; Pam and Crystal (Cherie); her grandchildren David, Candice, Mack, Dionte, J.R., Robbie (Yasmin), Rasheem (Jinalis), Rashad; her great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. 

Visiting and Service will be held on Saturday, October 29th at Calvary AME Church from 9:15-10am and the Funeral Service will begin promptly at 10am. Interment to follow at Nassau Knolls Cemetery.