Mrs Venus Nicole Winston

October 8, 1981 - December 11, 2016

Venus is survived by her husband Jesse "Ajani" Winston, her daughter, Ayame, her parents John(Sharon) and Iris McCrea, two brothers, Chandlor Henderson and Kris Wood, brother-in-law, Jelani Winston, two sisters-in-law, Alice Wood and Kenya Stewart,parents-in-law, Jesse and Bisa Winston, aunts and uncles, one niece and three nephews, a host of other relatives, close friends and her beloved cats, Sketch and Ra. Venus was a brilliant artist and loved to illustrate one of her favorite things, food. After her diagnosis of cancer she began a comic series detailing her challenges. In order to help families who lost their loved ones to cancer she created digital portraits in remembrance of them. During the last year she began sharing her story of battling with cancer and even traveled to Scotland for a medical conference. She left us in deep thoughts with her philosophical posts on Facebook called , "A Wandering Mind". Thorough her artwork her friends and family will always have a piece of her left here on Earth. Please donate to any organization that supports art education for children or cancer research in memory of Venus.