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Charley never met a stranger, was hard working, helpful, and loved by many.\n\nHe is survived by his dearest, Cecilia Long; his children, Shawn Tillis (Amy) of Florida, Cara Emily Tillis (Nick) and Candace Long (Jamie) of North Carolina; grandchildren Austin and Katelyn Tillis; his nieces, great nephews, and a city full of friends.\n\nIn lieu of a service Charley would want everyone to share a story or a laugh over coffee, so on his birthday, June 23, stop by your favorite coffee shop and do just that! We would also like to thank everyone for the care he received from CAMC & Hospice and ask that donations be made in his memory to a local hospice organization near you."}},"city":"South Charleston","county":"Kanawha","state":"West Virginia","deathdate":"04/10/2024","age":69,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/11f6bec553addf3753371c35e288a621/Charles_Tillis_c523df63af.jpeg"}}}},{"node":{"id":"b5b5aab1-f362-520b-ba7b-e9998ccd1d60","slug":"2024-04-09-Doris-Franks","name":"Doris Franks","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Nashville","county":"Nash","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"04/09/2024","age":76,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"6b7069b4-a107-5b5b-9513-552b7abc0274","slug":"article-373","name":"Gordon Warren Whitney Jr.","content":{"data":{"content":"Gordon Warren Whitney Jr.\nSeptember 24, 1946 - April 9, 2024\n\nRaleigh, NC\n\nGordon Warren Whitney Jr., 77, died from Lewy Body Dementia on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in Raleigh, NC. He was surrounded by family, friends, and love in his final weeks.\n\nLoved ones describe Gordon as a gentle giant: easygoing, brilliant, funny, patient, supportive, kind, loving, and laid back. Whitney was Gordon’s last name as well as a keen identifier, as he was known not only for his sharp wit, but also his equally sharp and bony knees.\n\nGordon was born in Mount Pleasant, PA on September 24, 1946. He grew up in Coraopolis, PA, where he had a paper route, played little league baseball, and enjoyed playing catch with his little brother, Johnny, in the front yard. He also ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich every day from elementary school all the way through college (made by his mother, of course). He had a love for music and would play motown every night so his little sister, Martha, could listen through their shared wall. A preacher’s son, he was very involved in church, and this is where he first met his future wife and the mother of his three daughters, Betty. As a teenager, he took advantage of his lanky height and excelled at basketball–he was even hitting nothing-but-net shots until very recently. He also had a love for disassembling, reassembling, and building his own electronics. He built his first stereo system in high school and thus began his penchant for and interest in engineering.\n\nGordon graduated from Carnegie Tech College of Engineering and Science in 1968 with a degree in electrical engineering. As a true engineer, he always bought used cars so that he could work on them until he got them to run (at least temporarily). In the 70s, Gordon went on to race his Datsun at the Watkins Glen International Speedway in New York. Gordon became an accomplished aerospace engineer, including a decade spent working on an airborne radar early warning system.\n\nGordon and Betty married in 1971 in Coraopolis and lived together in Silver Spring, Maryland where they raised their daughters. They enjoyed sailing, family vacations, camping, and playing heated tennis matches. Gordon’s proudest accomplishment was being a father to his three daughters whom he adored. He coached his daughter’s softball teams, was president of the local swim club, and taught Sunday School. His daughters have so many fond memories with their dad; especially of backyard wiffle ball and laying in the hammock on summer nights watching bats fly by while they sang songs and he told them stories about Rocky and Spoon Raccoons. Gordon built a zip line, rings, a slide, sandbox, and log cabin in the backyard woods for the girls. The family loved annual trips to Topsail Island, NC with the whole Whitney gang. Family was very important to Gordon. He had a hobby for genealogy and thoroughly mapped out the family tree. Gordon and Betty separated and remained friendly co-parents beyond their divorce. Gordon was remarried for a period of time to Janie and was a dedicated and loving stepfather to Tanner, enjoying vacations, sports, and activities together.\n\nAfter receiving a diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia in 2018, Gordon maintained a positive outlook on life and his easy going attitude helped him thrive during this new chapter, a true testament to his character and faith. After moving to Raleigh, NC with his beloved cat Condie, he built a new community at Magnolia Glen, where he spent time with friends enjoying trivia, trips to museums, long walks, and developed a close relationship with his companion, Mimi. He lived close to two of his grandchildren, and they loved going on walks together and playing games.\n\nGordon shared his fascination with the night sky with his family and friends and he passed away shortly after the April 8th solar eclipse took place. He will be remembered always as a man of God, an adoring father and grandpa, a supportive brother and uncle, a devoted son, and a loyal friend.\n\nHe is survived by his daughter Mara Taranhike and husband Gladman, of Raleigh, NC, daughter Alison Whitney and husband Gerald of Brooklyn, NY, and daughter Anna Whitney of Baltimore, MD. Gordon is also survived by brother John Whitney of Bronx, NY; sister Martha Rowe of Raleigh, NC; and companion Doris (Mimi) Aragona; as well as three grandchildren: Elliot, Tadiwa, and Milo; five nieces; two nephews; one grand niece; three grand nephews; and one great-grand niece. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Gordon Whitney Sr. and Marguerite Whitney, sister Margaret Mahood, and nephew J.D.\n\nA memorial service will be held on Friday, April 12th at 2pm at the “Raleigh Memorial Park & Mitchell Funeral Home” (the chapel within the cemetery) at 7501 Glenwood Ave. Raleigh, NC 27612. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) at 912 Killian Hill Road SW Suite 205 Lilburn, GA 30047 or www.lbda.org/donate or the Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering or https://tinyurl.com/56xxu49s."}},"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"04/09/2024","age":77,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/afc25827ba4f177029b7dfe795a36a50/object_Object_f0dca06712.jpeg"}}}},{"node":{"id":"7663e51f-4f0a-579f-a5d6-b56732260600","slug":"410-08-24-John-Simermeyer","name":"John Simermeyer","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Fuquay-Varina","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"04/09/2024","age":69,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"f586c505-9d5e-5533-be03-dac7d868bd05","slug":"2024-04-09-susan-milan","name":"Susan Milan","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Hendersonville","county":"Henderson","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"04/09/2024","age":71,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"4ea343e6-1253-5e19-b8fe-5e34924c24d0","slug":"2024-04-09-Calvin-Cole","name":"Calvin Walter Cole","content":{"data":{"content":"Calvin Walter Cole, Son of late Willie Robert Cole and Charlotte Cole Hansen, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.\n\nCalvin was a proud member of-the United States Navy. His profession’s allowed  him to  express his passion for\nmusic.  There was hardly a piece of  music he did not know.\n\nHis love of Jesus Christ sustained him through good times and bad times.\n\nHe is survived by his wife Jane Grissom Cole,  three-furry four legged chidren, Brothers William (Cindy), Bob (Trina) and their families, Mother-In-Law Susan Cole  and step brother in law and step sister in law.\n\nThe family will be celebrating Calvin in a private ceremony.\n"}},"city":"Durham","county":"Durham","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"04/09/2024","age":71,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/f33e0653f0f5f4b2906201e54ac4e06f/Cole_pic_041ffbdc7f.jpeg"}}}},{"node":{"id":"78102586-5ab3-5606-86fa-57f5f2a27340","slug":"2024-04-08-Ernesto-Traquena","name":"Ernesto Traquena","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Myrtle Beach","county":"Horry","state":"South Carolina","deathdate":"04/08/2024","age":81,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"4a769ddf-776c-5670-b12a-7ed1cbcf7e9e","slug":"2024-04-07-Billie-Branam","name":"Billie Branam","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Lillington","county":"Harnett","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"04/07/2024","age":80,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"9d7d1a80-a877-5f05-b67a-699005b0d217","slug":"2024-04-05-Dingguo-Tang","name":"Dingguo Tang","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"04/05/2024","age":88,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"f8868281-92e1-529b-b86d-97e752043b2d","slug":"2024-04-05-Anthony-Falcinelli","name":"Anthony Falcinelli","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"04/05/2024","age":63,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"00cef97a-9293-5409-af90-b2e79f7dc176","slug":"1961-04-05-Kevin-Galati","name":"Kevin Galati","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Holly Springs","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"04/05/2024","age":62,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"64b8a0eb-bf52-53b4-96a2-31ada4b129d8","slug":"2024-04-05-James-Serine","name":"James ‘Jim’ Serine, Jr.","content":{"data":{"content":"James ‘Jim’ Serine Jr., 72, of Durham, NC, passed away on April 5, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of coaching and laughter.\n\nJim was born in Dunmore, PA on March 26, 1952 to parents Rose and Jim Serine Sr. where he grew up with his twin brothers, Harry and Sam, and his sister, Rose. Jim was an avid athlete and weight lifter who attended Mansfield University where he played baseball. It was at Mansfield where he met his soon-to-be wife of 46 years, Marie Finnegan. Jim and Marie have three children, Angie, Julie and Jimmy III, and four grandchildren, Victoria, Makayla, James IV and Millie. He developed a best friend of late in Teddy, his beloved golden doodle. \n\nJim was a dedicated school teacher who had a long career coaching high school athletics. He began coaching men’s basketball at Cardinal Gibbons High School from 1976-77. He moved on to coach football, baseball, track, and basketball at East Wake High School from 1978-1990. He then coached Varsity women’s basketball at Cary High School from 1993 - 1996. He finished out his education career at Green Hope High School. Coach Serine invested countless hours leading young men and women to become the best version of themselves possible. \n\nJim is survived by his wife Marie Serine, his older sister Rose Musti, and his children Julie Martinez (Victor and grandchildren, Victoria and Makayla) and Jimmy Serine III (Laura and grandchildren, James IV and Millie).\n\nJim was preceded in death by his parents Rose and James Serine Sr, his older brothers Harry and Sam Serine, and his daughter Angie Serine.\n\nThere will be a celebration of life on Saturday April 13th from 2-4pm at the Durham Exchange at ReCity, 112 Broadway St, Durham, NC 27701. Attire will be casual. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. \n\nA funeral is planned for Saturday, June 1st in Scranton, PA. 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