Linda Burkman Charity

August 2, 1957 - September 28, 2021

Linda Burkman Charity Linda Burkman Charity passed away at home in Tallahassee on September 28, 2021. She was born to Ernest and Nancy Burkman in Ann Arbor, Michigan on August 2, 1957 and moved to Tallahassee in 1960. She graduated from Florida High School in 1975, earning her BS degree in Finance from the University of Florida followed by an MBA from Florida State University. Linda had a long, distinguished career with the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR), beginning as a bank examiner and progressing to Bureau Chief and Director of the Division of Financial Institutions. She was appointed by the Governor and Cabinet on two occasions to serve as Interim Commissioner of the OFR with responsibility for regulatory licensing, investigative and support activities for financial institutions, securities and mortgage brokers in Florida. She developed strong professional relationships with state and federal regulators, trade associations and industry partners. Following retirement from the State of Florida, Linda served as a Financial Institutions Policy Advisor with Akerman, LLP and Jones Walker LLP. While Linda had many great accomplishments in her life, the thing she was most proud of was her son Charles who she loved above all else. She always looked forward to large family gatherings for holidays and special occasions and enjoyed going to lunch with friends. She kept track of birthdays and events in the lives of her sisters and their children and was quick to recognize accomplishments. Linda was predeceased by her parents, Ernest and Nancy Burkman. She is survived by her loving son, Charles Douglas Charity and sisters Laurie Marshall (David), Jan Dobson (Bill), and Patty Lang (Chuck); niece Kimberly Marshall (Adam) and nephews David Marshall II; Michael (Kristen) and Nick Dobson; Charlie (Sarah Grace), Collin and Jonathan Lang. A memorial service for Linda will be held on Friday, October 8 at 11:00 a.m. at the Tallahassee Garden Club, 507 N. Calhoun Street. Masks are strongly encouraged and a reception will follow the service. Linda loved holidays and brightening the lives of children in need with Christmas gifts and assisted with the Guardian ad Litem holiday gift initiative. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her name for this purpose to the Guardian ad Litem Foundation Second Circuit, Inc., P.O. Box 3992 Tallahassee 32315-3992 or gal2.org/donate. The family is being assisted by Skip Young and Jackie Fulford of Young Fulford Funeral Home and Crematory, Tallahassee, Florida. 850.610.4444 YoungFulford.com