Falcon Notes

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March 2024 Falcon Notes

General

• John Sexton ’76 has retired after 45 years of service with Hickory Chair, in Hickory, NC. He was most recently the manager of purchasing at the company.
• Derek Logan ’79 has retired from CUI, a distributor of hearth, grill, outdoor room, and gas equipment products, after 17 years with the company. He served as CUI’s controller.

Deaths

• Lewis Hinson ’50 passed away on March 2, 2024.
• Linda Cline Riley ’59 passed away on March 17, 2024.
• Glynn Lookabill ’80 passed away on March 14, 2024.
• Kendall Wright Reaves ‘87 passed away on March 5, 2024.
• Doug MacArthur ’89 MBA passed away on March 6, 2024.

February 2024 Falcon Notes

Deaths

• Betty Dunham ’52 passed away on February 4, 2024.
• Crowder Falls ’52 passed away on February 22, 2024.
• Tom Pickler ’59 passed away on February 3, 2024.
• Marilyn Huffstetler Alabran ’61 passed away on February 13, 2024.
• Tom Boose ’64 passed away on February 1, 2024.

January 2024 Falcon Notes

General

• Jerry Shelby ’90 MBA received many accolades in 2023 for volunteer work to help his fellow citizens navigate life’s challenges. He was recognized for assisting 2,000 clients with Medicare and Social Security, during 15 years of service with SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program). He has advocated for senior citizen concerns through the NC Senior Tar Heel Legislature and taught driver safety classes through NC AARP, for 20 years. He is also the longest serving volunteer for the Centralina Area Agency on Aging (20 years), Salisbury/Rowan AARP Chapter (23 years), the Salisbury Senior Center (23 years), and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (10 years).
• Blake Martin ’08, ’15 MHA has been named Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer at Monarch, a North Carolina behavioral health and support services provider. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Development for Flagship Healthcare Properties.

Deaths

• Doris Garner Moon ’46 passed away on January 28, 2024.
• Bunny Giddes Heitmann ’53 passed away on January 2, 2024.
• Barry Lesley ’64 passed away on January 13, 2024.
• Danny Carver ’67 passed away on January 7, 2024
• Darlene Harrell Thomas ’72 passed away on January 29, 2024.
• Dr. Ed Crutchfield ’89 (Hon.) passed away on January 2, 2024.

December 2023 Falcon Notes

General

• Mike Drake ’12 has been named head coach for the Men’s Soccer Program at Keuka College, in Keuka Park, NY.

Deaths

• Gladys Troutman Eagle ’55 passed away on December 10, 2023.
• Nancy Baker Cooper ’58 passed away on December 1, 2023.
• Tommy Childress ’66 passed away on December 25, 2023.
• Brenda Overcash Varnadore ’66 passed away on December 30, 2023.
• Nancy Cooper ’69 passed away on December 1, 2023.
• Phyllis Sechler Daugherty ’73 passed away on December 11, 2023.
• Peggy Troutman ’93 (Hon.) passed away on December 6, 2023.

Sympathy Extended to

• Trudy Holland Mills ’68, in the death of her husband, Harold Mills, on December 21, 2023.
• Julia Cashion Johnson ’81, in the death of her husband, Steve Johnson, on December 21, 2023.
• Dr. Mike Riemann ’81 (Hon.), ’10 (Hon.), in the death of his wife, Theda Riemann, on December 29, 2023.