Long time Neighborhood supporter / friend / & resident of Madison Park passed away last night. Diane Gunter.
She will be missed by all.
Diane put together the Holiday Social for me when I was president several of the last years.
Diane was truly one of the nicest people you could ever meet!
Condolences to Lamar and family!
Diane Gunter CHARLOTTE - Mrs. Diane Gunter, 80, died at CMC Mercy on August 1, 2015 from complications of pneumonia. Mrs. Gunter is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 55 years, Lamar; daughter, Tova; son, Kendall; sisters, Sandra Hulton and husband, Bill, of Ardencroft, DE, and Millicent Romano and husband, Nick, of Newark, DE; brothers, Byron Mezick and wife, Diana, of Poolesville, MD, and Charles Cassety of Seminole FL; brother and sister in law Gene and Kathi of Milledgeville Ga and numerous nieces and nephews. She was born in Chester, PA, the daughter of the late Allen Kendall Mezick and the late Evelyn Dulin. After graduating from Ridley Township High School, she went to work as a secretary in the Asian Studies Department of the University of Pennsylvania. Wanting to travel, as soon as she was old enough, she applied for a job with the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). After training in Washington, D.C., her first assignment was in the film section of USIA in Tokyo. Next the USIA assigned her to be secretary to the Public Affairs Officer in charge of USIA operations in Germany. She met her future husband in an 8 a.m. German class at the U.S. Embassy where she worked, Lamar was serving in the Army in the counterintelligence liaison office, After dating a few months they became engaged. Her boss, Ned Nordness and his wife, Evy, hosted the April 1960 wedding in their backyard, with a view of the Rhine River. Neither her family nor Lamar's family were able to come to Germany. Eighteen months later daughter Tova arrived at a time when they normally would have returned to the states. However, the Berlin wall went up in August prior to Tova's birth in October. The uncertainty that followed kept them in Germany until February 1962. In 1962 The Gunters moved to Charlotte where their son Kendall was born in 1964. Diane went to work for the American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI) and continued to work for ATMI until it closed its Charlotte office. Then Diane worked for the regional vice chairman of Peat Marwick until he retired. After that she worked for Epley Associates until her retirement. For many years she was active in Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, but in recent years was an active member of Avondale Presbyterian Church. During much of her secretarial career she was active in Executive Secretaries Inc. She also was an active volunteer for the Republican Party and the Cystic Fibrosis Association. Diane was a volunteer at the Charlotte Center of the USO of North Carolina in its early days. Diane loved all things oriental. She also loved animals, particularly the cats the family had over the years. Visitation will be held from 6:30 until 8 pm on Monday evening, August 3, 2015 at Harry & Bryant, 500 Providence Rd., Charlotte. The funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday the 4th at Avondale Presbyterian Church with Reverend John Earl officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1-1:45 pm in the fellowship hall. Interment will be held at Forest Lawn West Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Avondale Presbyterian Church, 2821 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209, or to the Humane Society of Charlotte, 2700 Toomey Ave., Charlotte, NC 28203. Condolences may be offered at 