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Westhampton Beach native Charisse Assata Conway Maxwell died on November 5 at her home in Macon, Georgia. She was 39.
Born August 8, 1970, she was the daughter of Patricia Conway and Troy Malcom of Westhampton Beach. She attended the Quogue School, graduated from Westhampton Beach High School, and earned degrees in psychology and African studies from the State University of New York at Albany.
She moved to Macon, Georgia, where she became known as “Assata,” and served her community for two years as an AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteer and then was employed as a supervisor for the city of Macon’s parks and recreation department. She was also the president of the Kwanzaa Cultural Access Center.
She is survived by her husband, James “Sonny” Maxwell of Georgia; three daughters, Queen Chatauna Semaj, Ari’ El Micaiah Semaj, and Phoenix Malachi Semaj; three sisters, Michelle Conway and her husband Tony Wright of Westhampton Beach, and Kathyrn Brown and Talibah Mohammed, both of Georgia; six brothers, Steven Conway and his wife Vanessa of Spring Valley, Kyle Conway and Lincoln Conway and his wife Tenille, all of the Bronx, and Chris Conway, Brian Linton and London Linton, all of Brooklyn; two uncles, Kenny Brown of Westhampton and Andrew Brown and his wife Tina of Michigan; an aunt, Tina Humbles of Queens; and two nieces, Britiane Conway Johnson and Shanisse Conway among several other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held on November 12 in Macon. A New York memorial celebration of Ms. Maxwell’s life is scheduled for spring 2010 and will be announced in a future edition of The Press.
Online condolences may be left at www.legacy.com.
on Nov 18, 2009