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Lawrence G. "Jeep" Hunter, Jr., 91, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, surrounded by family at Duke University Hospital. Jeep was born on December 15, 1925 in Charlotte, NC, to the late Sadie Manning Hunter and Lawrence G. Hunter, Sr. He went to Harding High School in Charlotte, NC and served in the US Navy during World War II. After earning his degree from Baltimore Institute of Photography in Baltimore, MD, he spent the next 41 years as a staff photographer for The Charlotte News and The Charlotte Observer. He was twice named Southern Photographer of the Year at the Southern Short Course in News Photography. He was also elected to the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame at UNC-Chapel Hill. He has photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, MD. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Mooresville, NC. Jeep was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Margaret Hunter Shaw; and daughter, Laurie Gail Hunter. Jeep is survived by Pat, his loving wife of 64 years, their son Larry and wife, April of Durham, NC, their son, Lee and wife, Elaine of Mooresville, NC, and their daughter, Leslie Hunter Brown and husband, Speed of Mooresville, NC. He also had four granddaughters, Shawn Hunter Briscoe, Dana Hunter Rosa, Kat Hunter and Laura Hunter. He was blessed with three great grandchildren, Lawson, Alesso and Faye. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Gail Kennedy, nephew, David Kennedy and wife, Judi, niece, Beth Kennedy Wicker and husband, Tom and their children, Hunter, Kennedy, and Jack. He loved the Lord, his wife, his children, his grandchildren and great grandchildren, his church, his porch swing, the lake and his dog, Meme. YOU CAN’T ASK FOR MORE THAN THAT! A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 11 at First Presbyterian Church, Mooresville, with Rev. Dr. David Rockness officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church parlor. Memorials may be sent to Holy Angels of North Carolina, 6600 Wilkinson Blvd, PO Box 710, Belmont, NC 28012. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, is serving the Hunter family. Condolences may be made to the family at ww.cavin-cook.com.

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Lawrence 'Jeep' Hunter

December 15, 1925 - March 8, 2017