Hoyt Shore Jr.

Hoyt Shore Obituary

Hoyt Walter Shore, Jr. CHARLOTTE - Hoyt Walter Shore Jr. passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Levine & Dickson Hospice House at Southminster. He was the son of the late Hoyt W. Shore, Sr. and June Tweed Shore. He was 62 years old. Hoyt was a graduate of Myers Park High School and Wofford College. He had a passion for fishing, boxing, working out, history and reading. He is survived by his daughter Audrey Elizabeth Shore and her mother Robin Dickey Shore of Charlotte, NC, his sister June Tweed Claburn and her husband Gene, nephew Jeffrey and great-nephew Max all of West Windsor, NJ. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hospice Charlotte Region, 1420 East Seventh St., Charlotte, NC 28204 and Holy Angels, 6600 Wilkinson Blvd., PO Box 710, Belmont, NC 28012. JB Tallent Funeral Service will be assisting the family.

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Published by Charlotte Observer on Oct. 16, 2014.

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for Hoyt Shore

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Emmie Alexander Hancock

January 21, 2024

I was thinking of Hoyt today and did an internet search. I´m not sure if this message will get to you. I was Hoyt´s tutor from about 1964-1970. At first, his mother June drove him to my house on Hassel Place I think twice a week in the afternoons. When he was old enough to drive, he drove himself, even after we moved to Carriagehouse Lane, just off Old Providence Rd and came in the evenings. Hoyt and I worked on specific homework assignments, but also on his study habits, understanding math concepts, ways to read and remember key points in his history classes, and how to read literature and write effective papers. I had taught English and foreign languages at Myers Park High School before I stopped to have children. I had 3 little boys when Hoyt started coming to me for tutoring, and had a girl in 1968. I often tutored with a baby on my lap. Hoyt was in my home so often that he became like one of the family. My boys always looked forward to seeing him. He was a willing student, and responded well to my coaching. I have fond memories of him. When the Beatles first became popular, he asked me who was my favorite Beatle? His was Paul, if I remember correctly. As he got into high school, he was always hungry when he got to my house and would ask if I had anything to eat. Often in the evenings when he came my family would have finished dinner but the leftovers were still in pots on the stove and Hoyt would finish them off, even though he had had supper at home. (This prepared me for the time that my own teen aged boys would be ravenously hungry all the time.) our tutoring stopped when Hoyt went to Wofford but our friendship continued. In about 1973 I think, I planned a big party for my husband´s birthday. I had invited about 30 friends to our home on Carriagehouse. I called Hoyt and asked him if he would be our bartender for the party and he agreed. Streaking was a popular theme back then, and I thought it might be fun to arrange something without warning my friends in advance. so I called Hoyt again and said, "Hoyt, I don´t know how to ask you this, but do you know anybody who would streak my party?" Hoyt replied, "Mrs. Alexander, I don´t know how to tell you this but EVERYBODY I know would be willing to streak your party. How many do you want?" I said, "Only one, Hoyt, and I´ll pay them for it." Then he said, "Male or female?" I said male. So it was arranged, and sure enough at 5he appointed time the streaker arrived (a guy with longish hair wearing only a hat and sneakers, trotted through my house, grabbed a drink from Hoyt at the bar, and left by the back door. For weeks afterward my party was the talk of Charlotte. I even had a stranger stop me on Tryon St and say "Aren´t you Emmie Alexander? Will you invite me to your next party?"
I´ll always remember Hoyt.

Emmie Alexander Hancock (I´m now 89 years old and live in Davidson)

Stan Stein

October 21, 2014

Audrey, My deepest sympathy to you. Your Father was a wonderful friend and Man. I will always remember him with fondest memories.

Laura Stanley-Duffy

October 20, 2014

Hoyt was so good to our girls when they played soccer in high school. One summer he trained my daughters and a few other girls. Audrey and Robin you are in our thoughts.

October 19, 2014

So sorry to hear of Hoyt,s death. Robin and Audrey, we are thinking of you and keeping you in our prayers. Kay and Michael Rankin

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October 16, 2014

Deepest sympathy from Rita Parrish Peterson !

October 16, 2014

I have known Hoyt since I was little. His mother was great friends with my mother. I am sorry to read of Hoyt's passing and my prayers are with his family. - Marcus Mobley

Renee Hutchison

October 16, 2014

My deepest sympathies to you Audrey. I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

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