David Protheroe

David Craig Protheroe MOUNT PLEASANT - David Craig Protheroe, 58, passed away at his home on September 9, 2014. For the last five years David worked for Professional Property Services as a Senior Real Estate Acquisition/Relocation Agent/NC Real Estate Broker/SC Sales Licensee managing hundreds of properties across North and South Carolina. He worked alongside his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Erin. Previously David worked for more than 30 years as a master stone mason as owner of Protheroe & Company Stone Masonry. In later years, he was joined by his son, Paul. You can visit the stone waterfall at Rocky River Vineyards in Midland, NC where his daughter Anna was married. His beautiful handiwork can also be seen in the NC State-funded historical restoration of the Engine House foundation at Reed Gold Mine which is the site of the first gold found in the U.S. in Concord, NC and many other projects in the Charlotte and surrounding areas. Chief among his avocations were the devotion to his wife, Nancy, tenderness as a father to his children Paul, Anna and Erin, delight in his grandchildren David Thomas Cummings and Elsie Mae Jackson and love of siblings, nieces, nephews and in-laws. He is also survived by brother, Michael Protheroe and his son Adam Protheroe (Sarah), sister, Nancy Pierce and her son, Ian Pierce, and daughter, Stephanie Pierce, uncle Raymond Orsene, aunt Barbara Protheroe and many cousins. He was head and shoulders taller than most, with a hearty laugh, infectious smile, and quiet confidence. To have known him was a privilege. Memorial service will be 2:00pm Saturday, at Gordon Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Rick Durham, the family will receive friends from 1-2pm prior to the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to Carcinoid Cancer Foundation www.carcinoid.org or Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28083. For complete obituary details, please go to GordonFuneralHome.com.