Category: 1968

William C. Hunter, Jr., 76, of Wilson, died Monday, April 10, 2023.

Funeral, Thursday, 11:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery followed by visitation.

Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. William C. Hunter and Martha Cheatham Hunter; sisters, Mary Jane Hunter and Betsy Hunter Forbes; brother, Theodore C. “Ted” Hunter.

William was a graduate of Ralph L. Fike High School and Davidson College and was a Vietnam Veteran.  He taught school at Christ School in Asheville and was an avid tennis player and enjoyed traveling around the world with his cousin Richard Johns.

He is survived by numerous cousins.

A special thank you is extended to the nurses of Promedica Hospice and to the sitters with the Sunshine Agency.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Dr. Bill Hunter Nursing Scholarship Endowment, NC Community Foundation, 3737 Glenwood Ave., Ste 460, Raleigh, NC 27612 or to the ARC, PO Box 3943, Wilson, NC 27895.

James Alexander (Jack) Jackson, 8/11/46 – 3/18/23  Jack was born in Bad Reichenhall,  Bavaria, Germany to his mother Vivian Villers, an Estonian relocated to Germany by the Nazis during World War II, and his father James Jackson, a US soldier from Bennettsville, South Carolina who died soon after the war.  The Jackson family sponsored the immigration of Jack, his mother, grandmother and great aunt to the US in 1949.  They settled in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where they were active in the Estonian community. Jack was adopted by his grandfather Jackson and regularly visited his South Carolina family as a child.  Although Jack’s first language was German, he quickly acclimated to his adopted country.  A good student and athlete in public schools, Jack earned his BA from Davidson University with honors and was awarded a Fulbright/DAAD scholarship to Germany for 1968-69 in Bonn. He utilized this time not only to study European Intellectual History and advance his German language skills but also to travel extensively in Europe and make lasting friendships.  In 1969, Jack came to the University of Minnesota for graduate studies in European History, worked as a residence assistant in Middlebrook Hall and as a History Department teaching assistant while earning his MA in European History. Soon after his arrival in MN, Jack joined the US Army Reserves, Civil Affairs unit, retiring as a Major in 1986.  During his service in 1975 he was called to active duty at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, to administer the relocation of Vietnam refugees. 

In 1976, Jack Jackson changed his professional career focus, enrolling in the UMN School of Public Affairs, now the Humphrey Institute, where he earned his MA in public administration.  Jack interned at the MN Housing Finance Agency and was subsequently hired there as a financial analyst.  He retired in 2008 with 30 years of service to the Agency where his work advanced the building of hundreds of affordable housing projects across Minnesota.  Jack Jackson was committed to providing safe, attractive affordable housing for all people.  He was proud to have his career contribute to the MN Housing Finance Agency and to work with professional colleagues he admired and valued.                                                                                                                   

Jack Jackson was active in DFL politics and a committed progressive.  He attended DFL caucuses, was a delegate to conventions, worked to elect many candidates, drop literature, door knock and served as the campaign treasurer for State Representative Lee Greenfield.  He was an aggressive racketball player and soccer enthusiast.  Jack also was a devoted advocate of the arts; particularly enjoying jazz at the Dakota and attending poetry readings and the local theater.  Jack was a renaissance person who enjoyed nothing more than a long conversation that ranged from current events to 18th century European history to world geography and contemporary literature and the arts.  To his last day, our friend Jack the intellectual raconteur was with us.  We are so blessed to have him in our lives and our south Minneapolis community for 50 plus years.

Jack was preceded in death by his life partner of 40 years, Susan “Sue” Grieger (passed in 10/2021), his mother Vivian Villers, his maternal grandmother and great aunt, his father James Jackson, the South Carolina grandparents and family and friend Dennis Anderson.  He is survived by his friends of 50 years, Rudi and Diann Anders, Jeffrey Loesch and Kathleen O’Brien and Marcia Greenfield, sister-in-law Darline Wieland of Ohio and her family and many friends and colleagues. To honor Jack’s memory, donations are suggested to Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative (2610 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55114,  https://www.beaconinterfaith.org ) or Common Bond Communities (1080 Montreal Ave., St. Paul, MN  55116    https://comonbond.org)

Memorial service at 11 AM Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Lakewood Garden Mausoleum Room #1 at 3600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis 55408. 

Theodore “Ted” Gary Winter, 76, of Richmond, Va, died unexpectedly on April 14, at Westport Rehabilitation Center in Henrico.

Born in St. Petersburg, Fla.,, February 5, 1946, to John Richard and Mary Ruth Winter, the oldest of five children, he grew up in Warrenton, Va., where his father was pastor of the Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his mother; and his sister, Gail A. Winter. He is survived by his father; by brothers, Timothy M. Winter (Sarah) and Thomas C. Winter (Sheryl); sister, Patricia J. Winter; by his wife, Mary Jane Winter; his daughter, Kat J. Winter (Lynn); and three grandchildren.

He was drafted after graduation from Davidson College in 1968, but before leaving for Vietnam, he met the woman he would marry. They recently celebrated 50 years of devoted marriage.

Ted served the library of Union Presbyterian Seminary with distinction for over 28 years in many positions—special catalog librarian, information system librarian, rare books and special collection cataloger. He brought a variety of gifts and was loved by many. His doctoral work in medieval English literature (UVA), as well as his library science degree (UNC) served the seminary well.

Upon retirement, to honor this “true servant of the servants of God,” a special collection he had carefully compiled, augmented and documented was named “The Theodore G. Winter Collection of Nineteenth Century Sunday School Books and Christian Literature for Children.”

He loved books and music, trains, dogs and art, especially of the Southwest. He and his wife traveled frequently to New Mexico, often on the Southwest Chief (Amtrak).

Quiet and caring, he had a great heart for others and for all God’s creatures. He gave generously to help make a better world for all. Most of all, he cherished his family and time together. An active member of Second Presbyterian Church for 38 years, his quiet faith was a source of strength.

A memorial service will be at Second Presbyterian Church on April 30 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, consider a memorial gift to the Union Presbyterian Seminary Library, to the Richmond SPCA or to Second Presbyterian Church.

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on April 24, 2022.

David Kendall Ginn, 75, of Johns Creek passed away peacefully on April 14, 2022. Dave lived the best life a man can live during his time on this earth, drinking the best wine, cooking and enjoying the best food, traveling the world, and loving his family. He enjoyed laughter and a good joke – none better than his own! – and would frequently laugh himself to tears, particularly after making an especially bad pun. His memory will be cherished by his wife, Alexis; son David Ginn and his partner David McCarthy; daughter Kendra Ginn Portman and her husband Will Portman; grandson West Portman; brother Rob Ginn and his family; sister Barbara Ginn and her family; and many extended family members and friends.

Born in 1946 in Chicago, Dave was the eldest child of David McMichael Ginn and Mary Kendall Ginn. His family moved to Winder, Georgia in 1959. Dave graduated from Winder Barrow High School as the Star Student and earned a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College. He went on to graduate from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was a member of the Georgia Law Review and Executive Editor of the Journal of International and Comparative Law.

After law school, Dave and his friend Rollin Mallernee traveled through Europe and Africa for eight months, dodging hippopotamuses and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. The experience ignited a passion for travel that lasted his whole life. He would plan many unforgettable trips for his family over the years, including to Italy, France, Thailand, Australia, Costa Rica, Greece, and New Zealand. Dave never stopped looking forward to the next trip and was imagining and planning his latest adventure until the end.

In 1972, while serving as an attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dave was assigned to a case with a young co-counsel from the Department of Justice, Alexis Panagakos. Their partnership began inauspiciously: Dave proposed that Alexis should write the brief and he would review it; Alexis countered that he should write the brief and she would review it; and after reaching a stalemate, they ended up writing two separate briefs. Relations between the co-counsel eventually warmed, and Dave and Alexis fell in love and later married in 1975. They built a solid partnership, each complementing the other, and never stopped enjoying each other’s company for the next 46 years.

Dave and Alexis moved to San Francisco in 1978, where Dave practiced employment and corporate law at Levi Strauss, and then back to Georgia in 1989. Dave served as General Counsel of Oxford Industries in Atlanta and later as an attorney for Primerica, Inc., in Duluth.

Dave was devoted to his two children, David and Kendra. He shared a number of traditions with them, including camping and rafting trips on the Nantahala River, reading the newspaper comics, annual trips to the Nutcracker ballet, and the essential weekly pilgrimage to Costco. He taught his children to be humble and caring, to appreciate life’s small absurdities, and to value family.

Dave was deeply curious about the world, loved nature and animals, and was a voracious reader. He was also a wine enthusiast and a member of the Atlanta chapter of the Commanderie de Bordeaux. He became lifelong friends with a group of fellow oenophiles who referred to themselves affectionately as the Galoots. A highlight of the Galoots’ friendship was a weeklong trip to celebrate the turn of the millennium with their families at the Maison Pic in France, where they enjoyed food and wine from each decade of the twentieth century.

Those who knew Dave have said he was the kindest and gentlest person they knew and were better for knowing him. He was unfailingly generous and gracious to friends and strangers alike. He built houses with Habitat for Humanity and supported the local charity guild each year by hosting a dinner and wine tasting for auction. Above all else, Dave loved his family.

If you wish to make a gift in Dave’s memory, please consider a donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation (https://www.michaeljfox.org/donate/make-donation-tribute) or the Parkinson’s Foundation (https://www.parkinson.org/ways-to-give).