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Also remembered: Owner of high-end furniture store; an advocate for historic preservation in her community; a decorated colonel with a 38-year military…

May 24

Also remembered: A direct descendant of Hezekiah Alexander; the president of the Charlotte Choral Society; the co-owner of the Venus restaurant; a radio…

May 17

Also remembered: Longtime teacher, assistant principal and recruiter for CMS; a dentist who owned Rose Doctor landscaping; a vegan restaurateur and…

May 10

Also remembered: A social worker with Mecklenburg County; a former CMS principal; a longtime Charlotte orthodontist; a Navy sonarman who served in WWII

May 3

Also remembered: A longtime secretary at Berryhill Elementary; an artist and retail fashion illustrator; a corporate turnaround specialist; a past…

Apr 26

Also remembered: A former judge and planning commissioner; an advocate for Celiac awareness; a well-known youth slam poetry participant; a general…

Apr 19

Also remembered: A cosmetologist who owned and operated Muriel’s Beauty Shop; a baseball and football coach at several area high schools; a multifaceted…

Apr 5

Also remembered: A former assistant principal with CMS; a premier custom home builder; the former CEO of Plaza Appliance Mart; a student at Myers Park…

Mar 29

Also remembered: A natural entertainer who had been one of the youngest performers in Charlotte Ballet's Nutcracker; a managing partner at a car…

Mar 22

Also remembered: One of the first black licensed general contractors in NC; WCNC's 'Don't Be a Victim' reporter; a longtime geometry teacher at West…

Mar 15

Also remembered: A former city councilwoman and inductee into the Women’s History Hall of Fame; an owner of an antiques business; an AME minister in…

Mar 8

Also remembered: An owner of a card store; the 'Duke Power barber'; the first director of employee health at Charlotte Memorial Hospital; a woman who…

Mar 1

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